Financial decisions inside corporations are becoming more complex and have an ever-increasing impact on the financial sector. Our faculty, visiting professors and industry experts bring a broad background of academic expertise and hands-on experience to the classroom. The Corporate Finance concentration focuses on valuation techniques, financing, product design, hedging methods and financial intermediation. The concentration is designed to endow our students with a deep understanding of financial decisionmaking, corporates’ interactions with financial markets and the regulatory environment. Our graduates will be highly qualified for leadership positions in corporations, in advisory or in banking. Specific career paths include international corporations, the advisory industry, commercial or investment banking and various national or international government institutions specialising in the area of finance.
Specialisation Modules
Derivative Analysis
You develop your understanding of the use of derivative products, gain a comprehensive theoretical understanding of forwards, options and other derivatives, learn to analyse and calculate hedges and how to implement these with Excel.
Corporate Valuation
This module builds on the core corporate finance principles, theories and methods previously studied, to estimate the value of corporate entities. Students will get an overview of the most popular valuation methods, their uses and practical applications and will learn to assess their advantages and disadvantages.
Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets
These two modules provide students with an in-depth understanding of the way in which corporations can finance their activities through the issuing of debt and equity. The modules look at the whole spectrum of instruments that are available, embedding practical insights into institutional and regulatory aspects within a broader analytical framework. Teaching in these courses makes extensive use of case studies.
International Financial Management
This module equips students with the tools necessary to manage corporations in a global business environment. Topics: exchange rate fluctuations – its sources, its implications, the risks to the enterprise; the global cost of capital and global capital budgeting; the international tax environment and transfer pricing.