Universität Wien

040094 KU Corporate Finance 1 (MA) (2022S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
GEMISCHT
Moodle

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Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Dear All,

Please be advised that all the sessions in March will take place digitally. The midterm exam is scheduled for April 1 and also takes place online.
The sessions after the spring break will be on-site.

  • Mittwoch 02.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Mittwoch 09.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 15.03. 09:45 - 13:00 Digital
  • Mittwoch 23.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 29.03. 09:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Freitag 01.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Mittwoch 27.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Mittwoch 04.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 11.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The Corporate Finance I course is an introductory course that forms the first part of a two-course sequence covering topics in Corporate Finance. The aim of the course is to provide a broad conceptual and practical platform for analysing issues in Corporate Finance.
The objective is to develop a framework to think about financial decisions firms regularly undertake. We will go back and forth between developing theories and confronting them with specific real life examples. We start by analysing the firm’s financing decision in perfect markets. We outline the role of taxes in financing and project valuation. Incorporating the notion of financial distress and bankruptcy, we draw on the Static Trade-off Theory of Capital Structure. We analyse the role of information in shaping the financing of corporations and discuss the resulting pecking order of financing. We then focus on the potential conflicts of interest between shareholders and debt holders and between shareholders and management, and their implications for the firm’s capital structure decision. We conclude this part by discussing dynamic considerations the firm might have to make when setting its capital structure.
Second, we will focus on the firm’s pay out policy, i.e. we will look at the question of when and how the firm is able to distribute excess cash to shareholders. We show, that, as with capital structure, a firm can create value by its pay out policy only in the presence of market imperfections such as taxes, agency costs, transaction costs or asymmetric information between management and investors. We also discuss cash management by corporations and the usefulness of credit lines for them.
The third topic of the course analyses mergers and acquisitions (M&As).

Upon completing this course, students should be able to:
• Discuss the financing decisions of corporations.
• Understand the importance of asymmetric information and signalling in capital markets and financial decisions.
• Critically discuss the question of the dividend policy a firm should follow.
• Understand the feasibility and trade-offs employed in the different forms of restructuring for financially distressed firms.
• Explore different methods of issuing securities and understand the stock price reaction to issuing securities.

PART I: CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Session 1-2:
Irrelevance of capital structure in perfect capital markets
Impact of taxes on capital structure
Capital structure and financial distress
Session 3:
Capital structure and asymmetric Information (Signalling)
Session 4:
Conflicts of Interest between shareholders and debt holders
Conflicts of Interest between shareholders and managers
Midterm Exam
PART II: PAYOUT POLICY
Session 5:
Pay out policy in perfect capital markets
Impact of taxes on pay out policy
Dividends and transaction costs
Dividends and asymmetric information
PART III: CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING
Session 6:
The economics of M&A
Reasons to acquire.
Market reaction to M&A
Session 7:
Guest Lecture and Case Study on Mergers and Acquisitions
Final Exam

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Course format and methodological approach
The course “Corporate Finance I” consists of 7 three hour sessions. Sessions consist of lectures, exercise-solving and at least one case study, and will involve class discussion.
Case Studies
The case method is one of the most effective pedagogical tools to sharpen your analytical and decision-making skills, as it requires you to be an active participant in financial decisions. The discussion constitutes an opportunity to defend your position and to learn from others, by listening to their comments and criticism. Classrooms are our training environments to prepare you for business challenges.
You are encouraged to meet in groups to discuss and analyse the cases. In the past, students have found that these groups complement the class discussion well.
Regarding the cases, each group will submit a three-page memorandum of analysis and recommendations covering the case study questions plus any accompanying tables you wish to include. Tables should be well organized and labelled. Be sure to indicate how you arrived at your conclusions. In addition, groups are required to prepare a power point presentation, including the main points of the analysis.
What do I expect from you in class
This is an interactive course, where your active participation is required. Attendance is compulsory.
A learning area will be available in the Intranet (Moodle). There, you would find instructions for the sessions, communications, bibliography, etc. Please look at it a couple of times a week. Slides of the sessions will also be posted here, always BEFORE the class.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Attendance is COMPULSORY. The evaluation will be based on the following items:
40% Mid-term Exam
50% Final Exam
10% Case Study

Prüfungsstoff

All lecture materials and paper presentations.

Literatur

The main reading material for the course is contained in:
• “Corporate Finance”, 4th Edition by P.DeMarzo and J.Berk, Pearson Global Edition. (2013).
• “The New Corporate Finance. Where Theory Meets Practice”, 3rd Edition by D.Chew, McGraw-Hill Irwin (CHEW).
Supplementary Readings by Topic:
I: Capital Structure Theories and Payout (Parts I-II)
• Chew, D. (2001), ‘The Modigliani-Miller Propositions after Thirty Years’ Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 6.Num.1
• Graham, J. & Harvey, C. (2002), “How do CFOs make capital budgeting and capital structure decisions?” Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 15(1): pp.8-23
• Opler, T.C., Saron, M. & Titman, S. (1997), “Designing capital structure to create shareholder value.” Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 10(1): pp.21-34
• Smith, C.W. (1986), “Raising capital: theory and evidence.” Midland Corporate Finance Journal, 4: pp.6-22
• Barclay, M.J. & Smith, C.W. (1996), “On financial architecture: leverage, maturity, and priority.” In: Chew, D.H. (eds.) (2001) New corporate finance: where theory meets practice. 3rd ed. Boston, Mass.: Irwin McGraw-Hill, pp.210-223
• Ghosh, C. & Woolridge, J.R. (1988), “An analysis of shareholder reaction to dividend cuts and omissions.” Journal of Financial Research, 11(4): pp.281-294
II. Selected Topics – Financial Distress and Restructuring
• Franks, Nyborg and Torous, “A Comparison of US, UK and German Insolvency Codes,” Financial Management, Volume 25, No 3.
• Stuart C. Gilson (1991), “Managing Default: Some Evidence on How Firms Choose Between Workouts and Chapter 11”, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance Volume 4, Issue 2.
• Lawrence A. Weiss (1991), “The Bankruptcy Code and Violations of Absolute Priority”, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Volume 4, Issue 2.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Do 11.05.2023 11:27