Corporate Finance

Understand the crucial role played by investment and financing decisions in generating and capturing value, and in giving companies an edge over competitors. You will also study the means by which businesses raise finance and manage finance – making you an invaluable asset to any company.
Module learning outcomes
Upon completion of the module, you will be able to:

• Summarise key principles and tools for financial decision-making.
• Compare various investment decision rules and apply the process of capital budgeting.
• Analyse the concept of corporate capital structure and compute cost of capital.
• Determine and critically evaluate the economic benefit of various types of financing.
• Explain the concept of risk management and analyse the role of derivative instruments in mitigating risks.