Corporate finance

In this module you will study the role of corporate finance and the key issues affecting the valuation of a company, the internal rate of return, the opportunity cost of capital and the investment decision. 

Topics include:

• financial planning, financial ratios and approaches to planning and forecasting
• capital budgeting and risk management
• agency cost theory and free cash flow
• venture capital and different types of debt finance and debt valuation
• equity valuation and the capm model
• mergers and acquisitions and the rationale for leveraged buy-outs.