LAW 7064 - Corporate Finance

Institution:

Villanova University

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Description:

Description: Prerequisite: Business Organizations (7110) This course addresses a broad range of legal issues related to financing both closely held and publicly held corporations. Topics addressed include valuation (with some attention to accounting and tax issues), the use of various types of securities (common stock, preferred stock, bonds, and options, and other derivatives), federal and state securities laws as they relate to both issuing and trading securities, and developing theories of financial markets, including the efficient capital market hypothesis, the capital asset pricing model, portfolio theory, and option pricing theory. The course will focus in particular on the conflicts that may arise between various classes of investors -- between creditors and stockholders, between various classes of stockholders, and between insider stockholders and outsider stockholders (including issues relating to equity compensation) -- all with special attention to the significance of investor diversification in shaping legal rules. There is a take home examination. To enroll, students must have completed Business Organizations. 3.00credit(s) Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Law School

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.villanova.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 519-4500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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