Ateneo - UPO

The course addresses two main topics: what financing methods the company has available to finance itself during the different phases of the life cycle and how it can manage a financial restructuring process. It is believed that the objectives of the course are achieved if the student at the end of the course is able to critically read the main events that characterize corporate financial management, as well as make balanced decisions with reference to the correct formulation of a suitable fundraising strategy.

The instructors will provide articles, slides, case studies and working papers in order to deepen specific course topics.

Knowledge and understanding. The student, by acquiring the correct tools and methods, will have the ability to critically evaluate the financing decisions in the different phases of the company's life, the different financial instruments (debt, equity, mezzanine finance; collection instruments on the markets or at financial intermediaries).
The student will also develop the ability to analyze the different tools that the Business Crisis Code makes available to the company to deal with a period of financial imbalance and a restructuring process.
Making judgements: The student will have acquired the critical ability to formulate their own financial evaluation based on the theoretical knowledge learned and the experiences shared by the teacher in the classroom. Furthermore, through an "active learning based" teaching methodology, the student will be able to solve complex problems, consistently with the professional challenges required of the corporate finance expert.
Communication skills: At the end of the course the student will be able to master the technical vocabulary of corporate finance with the appropriate terminology.
Learning ability: The knowledge acquired during the course will allow the student to independently understand and interpret corporate crisis management techniques and adapt them to the specific reference context.

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Knowledge and understanding: through theoretical lectures, analysis and discussion of cases. External interventions by witnesses with prestigious professional experience in the world of finance may be envisaged.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: through theoretical lectures and analysis and discussion of case studies.
Autonomy of judgment: during the course students will be encouraged to identify operational solutions to understand financial decisions and business financial management
Communication skills: use of technical terms commonly used by the financial community and explanation of their meaning.
Learning skills: during the course will be administered exercises (assignments) and case studies to be carried out individually and in teams, the solution of which will be subsequently exposed by the students and commented by the teacher in class.

Class participation is not compulsory. A specific “participant track” will allow attending students sustaining specific cases and assignments to gain some points, which will contribute to the final grade.

One compulsory written exam (closed books closed notes) constituted of both closed question and open questions with a 60 minutes duration, covering the whole course program, as faced in the required teaching material.
Knowledge and understanding: by written open questions and closed (multiple choice) questions.
Applying knowledge and understanding: through exercises and closed questions.
Communication skills: by written open questions.

Financial analysis and financial planning: enterprise and bank
Working capital and financing decisions
Sources of short-term financing
Medium and long term sources of finance
Convertibles, warrants and derivatives
Hybrid financing instruments
Non-distributable dividend and profit policy
Cost of capital and financial structure
Management of business restructuring
Tools for managing business restructuring

Know how to interpret critically the main events that characterize business financial management
Know how to evaluate the different methods of corporate financing
Knowing how to tackle a business crisis management path