This strategic financial analysis course will enhance students understanding of how financial decisions create value for a firm. Students are introduced to the areas of business valuations, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and corporate financing and capital structure. The course will enable students to build an understanding of how strategic financial decisions are taken and how the outcomes are quantified. Additionally, the course aims at enabling students to assess and manage corporate risks.
The strategy to achieve the above objectives involves multiple activities such as interactive class lectures, case studies, and assignments that require the application of class learning to real-life examples. Students can make the best out of the class by reading the relevant chapters before they sit in the class, actively listening and participating in the class discussion by asking questions, and/or adding their perspectives to the different concepts discussed in class.