Today’s financial environment, the fundamental trade-off between risk and return, the time value of money, and valuing future cash flows are important for budding managers. Financial tools and techniques, which can be used to help firms maximize value by improving decisions relating to capital, are vital areas in finance which specialists in finance should know. The course develops the basic analytical skills and principles of corporate finance and applies them to real-world problems using case analyses. Students are trained to evaluate financing alternatives, to plan the company’s future performance, to evaluate investment projects and choose the optimum financial mix.
