Module: Advanced Corporate Finance (5104-520)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Monika Gehde-Trapp (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Education for Business and Economics (Master, since 01.10.2009)
  4. Semester, compulsory
• Education for Business and Economics (Master, since 01.10.2009)
  2. Semester, compulsory
• Education for Business and Economics (Master, since 01.10.2009)
  4. Semester, compulsory
• Information Science (Master, since 01.10.2012)
  4. Semester, semi-elective
• Information Science (Master, since 01.10.2012)
  2. Semester, semi-elective

Relation to other Modules:

Es bestehen enge methodische (Grundlagen Ökonometrie) und thematische (Grundlagen Corporate Finance) Bezüge zum Modul Entrepreneurial Finance und zum Seminarmodul Banking and Finance

Prerequisites for Attendance:

none

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every summer semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Final examination:

written exam

Length of the examination:

60 minutes

Workload:

180 hours: 42 hours lecture 138 hours preperation and follow-up, perperation for the exam and exam

Professional competences:

Students possess an in-depth understanding of key principles of capital market theory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate control and governance. Their know-how includes the basic characteristics of capital costs, return-generating processes, mergers and acquisitions (such as motivations, types, selling processes), abnormal returns, merger arbitrage, value creation in direct investment, mergers, merger waves.

Comments:

Students approach the topics outlined above both from the theory and the empirical point of view. Students acquaint themselves with current real world examples. They develop the skills necessary to read, understand and critically discuss scientific research papers concerned with the topics outlined above.

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