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Study programmes 2008-2009Last update : 29/06/2009
FINA0002-1  Corporate Finance
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in economical and in management sciences, 3rd yearDeuxième quadrimestre3
Bachelor in economical and in management sciences, 3rd yearDeuxième quadrimestre5
Bachelor in economical and in management sciences, 3rd yearToute l'année3
Bachelor in business engineering, 3rd yearDeuxième quadrimestre4
Bachelor in management sciences, 3rd yearDeuxième quadrimestre3
Advanced Master in Financial Risk ManagementDeuxième quadrimestre3
Holder(s) :  Laurent Bodson, Séverine Plunus, Danielle Sougné
Language :  Langue anglaise
Course contents :  1. Underlying Philosophy

The course is organized around two important themes:

A. The Valuation and Capital Budgeting for the Levered Firm.

B. Options and Corporate Finance
Course objective :  2.Organization and Content
This course is composed of 4 lectures: 3 chapters

Chapter 1: Valuation and Capital Budgeting for the Levered Firm
1 Adjusted Present Value (APV) Approach

2 Flow to Equity (FTE) Approach

3 Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Method

4 A Comparison of the APV, FTE, and WACC Approaches

5 Capital Budgeting: The Discount Rate Must Be Estimated

6 APV Example

7 Beta and Leverage

Chapter 2: Options and Corporate Finance: Basic Concepts
1 Options

2 Call Options

3 Put Options

4 Selling Options

5 Stock Option Quotations

6 Combinations of Options

7 Valuing Options

8 An Option-Pricing Formula

9 Stocks and Bonds as Options

10 Capital-Structure Policy and Options

11 Mergers and Options

Chapter 3: Options and Corporate Finance: Extensions and Applications

1 Executive Stock Options

2 Valuing a Start Up

3 More on the Binomial Model

4 Shutdown and Reopening Decisions
Prerequisites :  This course requires few prerequisites. However, it is the third part of Corporate Finance. Acquaintance with first and second parts of Corporate Finance is required.
Organization :  Timetable : Total = 10 H
Written notes :  References:

Ross, Westerfield and Jaffee, (2008), "Corporate Finance", 8th edition 2008, McGraw-Hill, Ryerson.

Ross, Westerfield, Jaffee, Hübner, Ducoulombier, Michel, Pirotte et Schier,(2005), "Finance Corporate", Dunod.
Assessment :  written joined-exam with Corporate Finance 1 and 2 (3-hour exam, closed books)
Contacts :  Professor : Alain COEN e-mail : alain.coen@ulg.ac.be Research Assistant: Robert JOLIET, N1 Office 101 Tel.: 04/232.74.22. e-mail: robert.joliet@ulg.ac.be


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