International Business: Corporate Finance

The aim of the course is to provide students with a broad overview of internationalfinancial management, where the emphasis is on the company’s relations to theexternal environment. The course has an international corporate perspective andshould prepare students for the vital role financial planning and management plays ina dynamic and competitive environment. The main purpose is to give theoretical knowledge for judgment and analysis of thefinancial considerations a company is exposed to, and to deepen the knowledge ofhow to handle these considerations. Students should also develop knowledge to be able to identify, judge and contributeto companies’ adaptations to ongoing changes in the area of financial management.The first part of the course contains a general introduction to international financial management, emphasising the perspective of the Chief Financial Officer(CFO). Thereafter, the following topics are covered:

- Financial planning and control, including working capital management.
- Theoretical foundation of portfolio theory and the theories concerning return andrisk
- Capital structure and dividend policy
- Capital needs and access to capital in different company phases, including thepossibilities to efficiently manage the cost of capital- Corporate governance
- Valuation models, including models for corporate and stock valuation
- Financial instruments and the use of them in different situations.