Overview:
Corporate finance must constantly evolve to meet changing economic conditions. This seminar is a refresher and update of the corporate finance function, with specific emphasis on long-term financing and investments. You'll understand:
- Key areas of corporate finance and their impact on day-to-day operations
- How corporate finance decisions relate to decision-making throughout the organization
- Strategies and considerations involved in establishing a capital structure
- The long-term financing process, including how deals are structured and brought to market
- How sound corporate finance practices fuel growth, profitability and increased shareholder value
Objective:
To provide accountants and other financial professionals with an overview of corporate finance, its scope and operations. You'll cover a range of corporate finance functions while focusing on long-term financing and investment and how they help create value for a company.
Emphasis:
- Valuation models
- Working capital management and strategies
- Cash and marketable securities
- Accounts receivable management
- Short-term borrowing
- Long-term financing strategies—debt and equity
- Liability management
- Dividend policy and its effects on the firm's value
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Target capital structure
– Factors affecting the firm's choice
– Determining level of debt
– Bond ratings - Determining cost of capital
- Capital budgeting
- Lease vs. buy decisions
- Increasing shareholder value