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Sep 16, 2024
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LAW - 5783 Corporate Finance(3 hours)
This course is designed to familiarize law students with the foundations and most recent developments in the theory and application of corporate finance. We will explore several topics, including: how to value stocks, bonds, and projects, an introduction to academic finance theory (i.e., portfolio theory, capital-asset pricing model, efficient capital markets hypothesis, behavioral finance) and its role in legal decisions, an introduction to financial accounting, the mechanics of capital structure, capital budgeting and how to calculate a firm’s cost of capital, the rights of debt holders, the rights of preferred and common stockholders, and the causes and consequences of corporate mergers and acquisitions. We will also become familiar with certain standard terms of corporate contracts such as indentures, loan agreements, asset purchase agreements, and merger agreements.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5654
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