- Docente: Renato Santini
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-P/09
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics and Accounting (cod. 0900)
Learning outcomes
With this course the student will have the theoretical and practical cognitive elements to approach the strategic financial decisions that firms periodically have to take during their business life. In particular, the student will acquire knowledge in areas such as business and financial planning; mergers and acquisitions with their logic and their financing, the acquisitions made by private equity and venture capital funds, the corporate turnaround and the financial distress and the extraordinary finance operations (mergers, spin-offs, demergers, etc.), also with reference to their tax, legal and financial effects. Business cases may be presented and discussed by primary professional operators
Course contents
- Business Plannig
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- M&A financing
- Extraordinary operations
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Corporate turnaround and financial distress
Readings/Bibliography
Slides (in Italian) available in the teaching material section (IOL)
Textbooks:
Renato Santini: "Piani Finanziari e Valore d'Impresa" Il Mulino 2007 ch. 1 to 7
Walter Conca: "Le Acquisizioni: valutare e gestire i processi di crescita" EGEA 2010. Part I ch. 1 to 9 ; Part II ch. 12-13 ; Part III ch. 15-16
Teaching methods
classroom discussions and business cases presentation
Assessment methods
Written examination
Teaching tools
Slide and Excel file
Office hours
See the website of Renato Santini