FINA40153

3 hours. Prerequisite: FINA 30153 and FINA 30203 and credit for, or concurrent enrollment in FINA 30233, and must be a declared Business major or Finance Minor. An advanced course in the application of the theory of corporate finance to real problems in business. Taught primarily by the case method, topics include financial analysis and planning, forecasting the financial needs of a firm, capital expenditure analysis, capital structure and distribution policies, merger and acquisition analysis, and corporate restructuring. Emphasis is placed on the effects of the firm's financial and operating decisions on the value of the firm's securities in financial markets.