MFIN 2205 Corporate Financial Strategies
This course examines how corporate financial managers create value for stakeholders through a broad range of financial transactions. We will first take an in-depth look at corporate valuation methodologies from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Then, using a combination of case studies, class presentations, and assigned readings, we will focus on applications of these methods in the context of various types of corporate restructurings. Specific applications will include capital structure and financing decisions, M&A and other asset restructuring decisions, and more complex financial transactions including buyouts and distressed restructurings.
Course overview
- Department
- Finance
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- MFIN1127
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.11 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.37 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Edith Hotchkiss | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 74 of 85 |
| Fall 2024 | Edith Hotchkiss | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 65 of 74 |
| Fall 2023 | Edith Hotchkiss | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 67 of 79 |
| Fall 2022 | Edith Hotchkiss | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 70 of 75 |
| Fall 2021 | Edith Hotchkiss | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 46 of 63 |