CORPORATE FINANCE

Syllabus

Tentative: All parts are subject to change as the class unfolds.
 
Part One - Modern Financial Theory 
Class #    Description Pages
1.
  Introduction; Time Value of Money pp. 1-11; 62-80 
2.
  Risk and Return  pp. 81-100
3.
  Portfolio Theory pp. 101-123; 131-134
4.
  Efficient Capital Market Hypothesis  pp. 135-157
5.
  Efficient Capital Market Hypothesis  pp. 158-184
6.
  The Value of Information  pp. 185-204
7.
  The Value of Information pp. 204-230
8.
  The Option Perspective  pp. 231-252
Part Two - Motivations for Acquisitions
Class #
  Description Pages
9.
  Synergy pp. 253-284 
10.
  Synergy pp. 284-311
11.
  Diversification pp. 312-344
12.
  Diversification  pp. 344-362 
13.
  Displacement of Inefficient Management pp. 363-397 
14.
  LBO & Recapitalization  pp. 398-429
15.
  LBO & Recapitalization  pp. 429-453
16.
  Financial Statement Alchemy  pp. 508-534
17.
  Financial Statement Alchemy  pp. 535-569
18.
  Discounts and Overbidding  pp. 589-609
19.
  Wealth Transfers  pp. 611-638
Part Three - Corporate Law Planning Considerations 
   Class # 
 Description Pages
20.
 Mechanics of Alternative Acquisition Tactics  pp. 639-653, 665-673
21.
 De Facto Mergers  pp. 673-687
22.
 Equivalency  pp. 698-722
23.
 Sale of Control  pp. 1195-1218
24.
 Sale of Control  pp. 1218-1236
25.
 Acquiring Company Concerns  pp. 1237-1256
26.
 Singer & Weinberger  pp. 1286-1307
27.
 After Weinberger  pp. 1286-1307
28.
 Recent Issues in Squeeze Outs: Valuation & Minority Discounts  photocopied material 

 


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