Descriptif

Mechanisms of value creation

The major concepts

The valuation framework

Exercise

Cost of capital: theories and practices

The CAPM

Financial structure and cost of financing

Best practices to estimate key parameters

Exercise

Financing

Raising Equity capital

Debt Financing

Leasing

Pay out policy

Dividends versus share repurchases

Why do firms pay dividends?

Mergers and acquisitions and Corporate Governance

Market reaction

Takeover process and defenses

Corporate governance

Financial planning

Case study