LAW 6242

Corporate Finance

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

Any practice of business law requires a knowledge of accounting and corporate finance to be able to properly advise one's clients. This course will cover basic corporate finance concepts to enable an attorney to be familiar with the area. Concepts covered will include: Measuring firm output: balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statements. Valuing firm output: Discounting and present value, cost of capital, capital markets. Capital structure: Common stock, corporate debt, preferred stock, convertible securities and options, dividends and distributions. The emphasis of the course will be on practical concepts and the real world, including private equity, leveraged buyouts, corporate restructuring, and valuation of business enterprises.

When Offered Spring.

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