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20 hours

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Difficulty level

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Corporate Finance II: Financing Investments and Managing Risk
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  • In this course you will learn how companies decide on how much debt to take, and whether to raise capital from markets or from banks. You will also learn how to measure and manage credit risk and how to deal with financial distress. You will discuss the mechanics of dividends and share repurchases, and how to choose the best way to return cash to investors. You will also learn how to use derivatives and liquidity management to offset specific sources of financial risk, including currency risks. Finally, You will learn how companies finance merger and acquisition decisions, including leveraged buyouts, and how to incorporate large changes in leverage in standard valuation models.
  • Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
  • ? Understand how companies make financing, payout and risk management decisions that create value
  • ? Measure the effects of leverage on profitability, risk, and valuation
  • ? Manage credit risk and financial distress using appropriate financial tools
  • ? Understand the links between payout policies and company performance
  • ? Use derivatives and liquidity management to offset financial risks
  • ? Pick an appropriate financing package for an M&A or leveraged buyout deal
  • This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu.
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Corporate Finance II: Financing Investments and Managing Risk
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Curriculum

Course Orientation

Corporate Finance II Welcome

Welcome to Corporate Finance II: Financing Investments and Managing Risk

Syllabus

About the Discussion Forums

Glossary

Getting to Know Your Classmates

Orientation Quiz

Objectives and Overview

Issuing Debt and Equity ? The Mechanics

Should a Company Issue Debt or Equity?

Two Misconceptions

Debt Increases Systematic Risk

Evidence From the Field: Which Type of Capital Do Firms Prefer?

The Effect of Leverage On Taxes and Profits

Leverage and Personal Taxes

Leverage and the Risk of Financial Distress

The Trade-off Theory of Capital Structure

Analog Outfitters

1-11: Module 1 Review

Module 1 Overview

Module 1 Readings

Practice Quiz 1

Practice Quiz 2

Module 1 Quiz

Module 2: Understanding Debt Financing and Payout Policy

Objectives and Overview

Pricing Debt: Yield to Maturities, and Default Probabilities

Credit Ratings: Determinants and Implications

Credit Default Swaps

The Many Different Types of Debt

Bank or Market Financing?

Do Dividends and Share Repurchases Affect Firm Value?

Main Factors Driving Payout Decisions

Dividends or Repurchases?

2-10: Module 2 Review

Assignment 1 Overview

Assignment 1 Discussion

Module 2 Overview

Module 2 Readings

Practice Quiz 1

Practice Quiz 2

Practice Quiz 3

Module 2 Quiz

Module 3: Risk Management

Objectives and Overview

Good and Bad Reasons to Hedge

Forward Contract

Futures Contracts

Hedge Ratios and Imperfect Hedging

Liquidity as a Substitute for Hedging

Bilateral Contracts

Operational Hedging

Currency Risk and the Cost of Capital

Adjusting the Cost of Capital for International Projects

3-11 Module 3 Review

Module 3 Overview

Module 3 Readings

Practice Quiz 1

Practice Quiz 2

Module 3 Quiz

Module 4: Financial Management of Acquisitions and R&D

Objectives and Overview

Means of Payment in M&A

Capital Structure and Payout Policy in M&A Part I

Capital Structure and Payout Policy in M&A Part II

Financing Private Equity Deals Part I

Financing Private Equity Deals Part II

Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Modeling Part I

Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Modeling Part II

Financing R&D Investments

Risk Management for R&D Projects

Nona Inc.

4-11: Module 4 Review

Assignment 2 Overview

Assignment 2 Discussion

Module 4 Overview

Module 4 Readings

Practice Quiz 1

Practice Quiz 2

Practice Quiz 3

Module 4 Quiz

Conclusion

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