75363 - Corporate Finance

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Moduli: Antonio Carlo Francesco Della Bina (Modulo 2) Giulia Baschieri (Modulo 1)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 1)
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Business Economics (cod. 8848)

Learning outcomes

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the overview of corporate financing, principles of valuation and capital budgeting (criteria for investment decision and cash flow estimation), optimal capital structure and the cost of capital.

Course contents

Topics covered in this course include:

- Corporate value creation: project valuation and capital budgeting;

- Firm valuation;

- Cost of capital, measuring risk and return;

- Equity financing (Venture Capital, IPO, SEO);

- Determinants of capital structure decision;

- WACC and APV.

Readings/Bibliography

Brealey R., Myers S. and F. Allen, Principles of Corporate Finance. Any edition is fine.

Teaching methods

Theoretical lectures, applications, exercises and case studies.

Assessment methods

Written exam.

Exams will last 60 minutes. A +1 bonus will be assigned to students turning in the exam within 45 minutes.

Office hours

See the website of Giulia Baschieri

See the website of Antonio Carlo Francesco Della Bina

SDGs

Quality education Industry, innovation and infrastructure

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.