25558 Issues in Corporate Finance
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Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Grade and marksRequisite(s): 25557 Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
This subject explores applied topics in corporate finance. Specific issues covered include: impact of taxation, agency conflicts and option pricing theory on corporate financial decisions, new-start valuation and financing, takeovers, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| 1. | discuss the role of corporate governance practices in controlling agency conflicts |
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| 2. | explain the reasons for mergers and acquisitions and the consequences of financing choices |
| 3. | apply financial valuation techniques to the analysis of mergers and acquisitions |
| 4. | evaluate alternative strategies for corporate restructuring |
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The subject contributes to students’ knowledge and competencies that will help enable them to pursue a fulfilling and effective career in business, especially in financial professions. The particular contributions of the subject are to extend students’ knowledge of the contemporary theories and practice not covered in the subject, Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice.
Teaching and learning strategies
The subject is presented in seminars that guide student learning and enable students to analyse and discuss theoretical and practical issues. Teaching strategies will include appropriate Learning 2014 practices, such as on-line and off-line learning opportunities and flipped learning.
Content (topics)
- Taxation, tax regimes and implications for financial decisions.
- Investment appraisals and option pricing theory
- Agency theory, stakeholders and financial choices
- Innovations in financing techniques
- Valuation and financing of new business
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate restructuring
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Assignment (Group)
| Objective(s): | This addresses subject learning objective(s): 1, 2 and 3 |
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| Weight: | 30% |
Assessment task 2: Quiz (Individual)
| Objective(s): | This addresses subject learning objective(s): 1 |
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| Weight: | 20% |
Assessment task 3: Final Examination (Individual)
| Objective(s): | This addresses subject learning objective(s): 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
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| Weight: | 50% |
Minimum requirements
Students must achieve at least 50% of the subject’s total marks.
Required texts
Donald DePamphilis, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities (9th edition), Academic Press, 2018