Corporate Finance (Finance MSc)

Module code: MN7032

This module introduces many aspects of the corporate world to you including the firm, equity, issuing shares, costs of issue, rights issues, warrants convertibles and valuation of a company. You'll also look at mergers, growth and failure, disinvestment and how different kinds of businesses are affected.

Topics covered

• Analyse the determinants of firm value and equity value
• Calculate cost of capital (equity and debt) 
• Identify the existing and potential mix of debt and equity used by the firm 
• Discuss the theoretical and empirical debates on capital structure 
• Explore how firms move towards an optimal debt ratio and how to choose the right financing vehicles 
• Discuss the theoretical and empirical debates on dividend policy