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Module: Advanced Corporate Finance (5105-510)

Note: Last updated September 2019. Current module catalog in HohCampus.
Persons:
Degree Program:
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 and term paper
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 mergers, acquisitions, corporate control and governance. Their know-how includes the basic characteristics of mergers and acquisitions (such as motivations, types, selling processes), abnormal returns, merger arbitrage, value creation in mergers, merger waves. They obtain insights in these topic both from theoretical and empirical point of view. They also will learn some recent real-world examples. They are in a good position to read, understand and discuss scientific research papers.

Courses

Code Title Type Bindingness Course catalogue
5105-511 Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Control lecture with exercise compulsory

Current module catalog