To complete and deepen/improve the theoretical and practical fundamentals of corporate finance provided in the under-graduate course of Corporate Finance, in order to develop competences and skills for understanding the capital markets functioning, the investment and financing decisions of non-financial firms, their ownership structure and their corporate governance systems. The course includes the following items:
1. the decision theory under uncertainty and the measurement of risk premium
2. financial options: definitions, typologies, fundamentals and pricing
3. contingent claim theory applied to corporate finance:
a. models à la Merton for estimating the credit risk
b. options and agency costs
c. real options for evaluating investments/companies
d. credit derivatives and CDS
4. economics and finance of M&As
5. beyond the Capital Asset Pricing Model: advanced formulations and multifactor models for estimating the cost of capital
6. determinants of capital structure choice: theories and empirical evidence
7. financial structure of the Italian firms, in comparison with European and US companies
8. IPOs and relevant implications
9. systems of corporate governance in Italy, Continental Europe and USA/World: international comparisons
10. finance of small business.