MFIN 2285 Advanced Corporate Finance
This course provides an intensive analysis of the effects of various corporate financial policy decisions on the value of the firm and includes a discussion of the effects of taxes, bankruptcy costs, and agency costs on these decisions. It also examines the interrelation of financing policy with executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions, leasing, hedging, and payout policies.
Course overview
- Department
- Finance
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- MFIN1127
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.30 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.45 / 5 · Good
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Thomas Chemmanur | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 7 |
| Spring 2025 | Thomas Chemmanur | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Spring 2024 | Thomas Chemmanur | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 19 |