DBA 8320 Corporate Financial Decision-Making and Value Creation

In this course, students will build upon their knowledge of managerial finance to measure and manage the risk and value of investment opportunities including venture capital investments, initial public offerings, equity investments, fixed income investments, leveraged buyouts, and mergers and acquisitions. Valuation tools including comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, LBO analysis, relative analysis, and discounted cash flow analysis will be covered. Finally, special emphasis will be placed on using real-world data to estimate and evaluate all of the key components of a valuation opportunity including but not limited to forecasted cash flows, market returns, the risk-free interest rate, and measures of systematic risk in consideration of an organization’s business units and current and future capital structure.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to DBA Program