Corporate finance is at the core of executive decision-making, influencing how organizations raise capital, allocate resources, manage financial risk, evaluate investments, create shareholder value, and sustain long-term growth. While introductory corporate finance focuses on financial principles and basic valuation techniques, advanced corporate finance examines the strategic financial decisions made by senior executives, chief financial officers, boards of directors, investment committees, and corporate finance teams.
This course provides a practical, management-oriented study of advanced corporate finance. Rather than emphasizing complex mathematical derivations or academic financial theory, students will learn how financial leaders evaluate major investments, optimize capital structures, assess corporate value, finance expansion, manage liquidity, oversee mergers and acquisitions, navigate financial distress, and communicate financial strategy to investors and stakeholders. The course emphasizes applying financial principles to real business situations, helping students understand how financial decisions affect operational performance, competitive positioning, and long-term organizational success.
Throughout the course, students will integrate financial analysis with strategic planning, risk management, corporate governance, and executive leadership. The goal is to prepare future business leaders to make sound financial decisions that maximize organizational value while maintaining financial resilience and responsible stewardship.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
• Evaluate complex corporate financial decisions from a managerial perspective.
• Analyze capital investment opportunities using advanced financial techniques.
• Optimize capital structure while balancing risk and return.
• Assess corporate valuation under varying business conditions.
• Evaluate financing alternatives for growth and strategic initiatives.
• Manage corporate liquidity, working capital, and financial risk.
• Understand mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring decisions.
• Integrate financial strategy with overall business strategy.
• Support executive decision-making using advanced financial analysis.
• Apply corporate finance principles to maximize long-term organizational value.
