Advanced Corporate Finance
X431.5 (2 semester units in Business Administration)
Essential financial tools and techniques are applied in a series of case studies selected to illustrate the analysis of critical corporate finance decisions. The cases deal with topics such as valuation, capital issues, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, derivative instruments and risk management, and ethical issues. The case studies further examine the theoretical concepts and models of finance and how they apply to realistic situations.
Prerequisites: Basic Corporate Finance X430.1 and Intermediate Corporate Finance X444.1. It is also recommended that students be proficient with computer spreadsheets and financial calculators.
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JOSEPH MCPEAK, M.S., M.B.A., CPA, named Honored Instructor in 2005, is a tax specialist with more than 25 years of experience in tax management. His professional expertise is in the areas of partnerships and S corporations.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $700 (EDP 897397)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation
Author: Robert F. Bruner
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Edition: 5th
Publication Year: 2006
ISBN: 0072994754
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Tues. March 25, San Francisco
PETER H. LOU, M.B.A., CFA, is a vice president and manager of portfolio analysis and modeling at Wells Fargo Wealth Management. He previously served as a senior finance manager at Union Bank of California and as a senior consultant at Ernst & Young. He holds a master of business administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his advanced studies include master's and doctoral programs at the University of Iowa in policy and planning. He has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder since 2000.
HENRY WONG, J.D., M.B.A., is a principal at Novus Ventures, an early-stage venture capital finance firm. He has experience in building and exiting companies as a legal advisor, operational executive, and principal investor. He is a frequent public speaker and author of numerous articles in various legal and finance journals.Revised class schedule in red.
- 10 meetings
- March 25 to May 27: Tues., 6-9 pm
- San Francisco: Room 811, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $605 (EDP 303719)
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