In this course you will learn how companies decide on how much debt to take, and whether to raise capital from markets or from banks. You will also learn how to measure and manage credit risk and how to deal with financial distress. You will discuss the mechanics of dividends and share repurchases, and how to choose the best way to return cash to investors. You will also learn how to use derivatives and liquidity management to offset specific sources of financial risk, including currency risks. Finally, You will learn how companies finance merger and acquisition decisions, including leveraged buyouts, and how to incorporate large changes in leverage in standard valuation models.
This course is part of the Financial Management Specialization

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- Risk Management
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers And Acquisitions (M&A)
- Debt
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Orientation
Module 1: Raising Financing: The Capital Structure Decision
Module 2: Understanding Debt Financing and Payout Policy
Module 3: Risk Management
Module 4: Finance, Governance, and Society
Course Conclusion
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- 5 stars85.27%
- 4 stars12.63%
- 3 stars0.85%
- 2 stars0.49%
- 1 star0.73%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CORPORATE FINANCE II: FINANCING INVESTMENTS AND MANAGING RISK
Professor Heitor Almeida makes this course practical by using real world simplified data. The examples helped me to comprehend the concepts and get a deep understanding of corporate finance
Excellent course that gives excellent knowledge and directions to move in the industry.
Professor makes materials easy understandable and gives his advice, that can be implemented in the future.
Fantastic Value Adding Course. Very Practical with a lot of good examples. Excellent conceptual breadth and depth also in this course. Highly recommended.
Great course, interesting subjects, and financial insight on strategy and tactics.
Real-life exercises analyzed by Heitor Almeida in a very nice way!!!
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