The course provides students with the fundamental concepts of corporate finance and helps them understand the rationale of non-financial firms’ financial decisions in a context of uncertainty. The course focuses on investment decisions, capital structure decisions and cost of capital estimation.
Curriculum
scheda docente
materiale didattico
The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the module webpage) in advance of the lecture.
Introduction to the Theory of Finance
The Corporation and Financial Markets
The Time Value of Money
Interest Rates
Investment Decision Rules
Valuing Stocks
Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk
Optimal Portfolio Choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Structure
Estimating the Cost of Capital
Berk, J. and De Marzo, P. Finanza Aziendale, Sesta Edizione, 2025, Pearson.
There are also a number of alternative texts and books in the corporate finance area. The following (English version) may be of help for you:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Altri testi integrativi raccommandati:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Programma
The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the course webpage) in advance of the lectures. This working outline for the lectures may shift over time. Familiarity with the main readings cited in advance of lectures is advised.The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the module webpage) in advance of the lecture.
Introduction to the Theory of Finance
The Corporation and Financial Markets
The Time Value of Money
Interest Rates
Investment Decision Rules
Valuing Stocks
Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk
Optimal Portfolio Choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Structure
Estimating the Cost of Capital
Testi Adottati
Main Recommended Textbook:Berk, J. and De Marzo, P. Finanza Aziendale, Sesta Edizione, 2025, Pearson.
There are also a number of alternative texts and books in the corporate finance area. The following (English version) may be of help for you:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Altri testi integrativi raccommandati:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
scheda docente
materiale didattico
The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the module webpage) in advance of the lecture.
Introduction to the Theory of Finance
The Corporation and Financial Markets
The Time Value of Money
Interest Rates
Investment Decision Rules
Valuing Stocks
Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk
Optimal Portfolio Choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Structure
Estimating the Cost of Capital
Berk, J. and De Marzo, P. Finanza Aziendale, Sesta Edizione, 2025, Pearson.
There are also a number of alternative texts and books in the corporate finance area. The following (English version) may be of help for you:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Altri testi integrativi raccommandati:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Mutuazione: 21210190 Finanza aziendale in Economia e gestione aziendale L-18 R CALICE GIOVANNI
Programma
The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the course webpage) in advance of the lectures. This working outline for the lectures may shift over time. Familiarity with the main readings cited in advance of lectures is advised.The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the module webpage) in advance of the lecture.
Introduction to the Theory of Finance
The Corporation and Financial Markets
The Time Value of Money
Interest Rates
Investment Decision Rules
Valuing Stocks
Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk
Optimal Portfolio Choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Structure
Estimating the Cost of Capital
Testi Adottati
Main Recommended Textbook:Berk, J. and De Marzo, P. Finanza Aziendale, Sesta Edizione, 2025, Pearson.
There are also a number of alternative texts and books in the corporate finance area. The following (English version) may be of help for you:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Altri testi integrativi raccommandati:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
scheda docente
materiale didattico
The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the module webpage) in advance of the lecture.
Introduction to the Theory of Finance
The Corporation and Financial Markets
The Time Value of Money
Interest Rates
Investment Decision Rules
Valuing Stocks
Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk
Optimal Portfolio Choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Structure
Estimating the Cost of Capital
Berk, J. and De Marzo, P. Finanza Aziendale, Sesta Edizione, 2025, Pearson.
There are also a number of alternative texts and books in the corporate finance area. The following (English version) may be of help for you:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Altri testi integrativi raccommandati:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Mutuazione: 21210190 Finanza aziendale in Economia e gestione aziendale L-18 R CALICE GIOVANNI
Programma
The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the course webpage) in advance of the lectures. This working outline for the lectures may shift over time. Familiarity with the main readings cited in advance of lectures is advised.The schedule shown below will be followed. Please read the relevant chapters (other materials that may be distributed through the module webpage) in advance of the lecture.
Introduction to the Theory of Finance
The Corporation and Financial Markets
The Time Value of Money
Interest Rates
Investment Decision Rules
Valuing Stocks
Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk
Optimal Portfolio Choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Structure
Estimating the Cost of Capital
Testi Adottati
Main Recommended Textbook:Berk, J. and De Marzo, P. Finanza Aziendale, Sesta Edizione, 2025, Pearson.
There are also a number of alternative texts and books in the corporate finance area. The following (English version) may be of help for you:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020
Altri testi integrativi raccommandati:
Hillier, Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe & Jordan, Corporate Finance (Fourth European Edition) McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2020