Overview

• Main activities of a corporate finance department

Capital

• Why companies need capital
• Types of capital
• Sources of capital

Raising Capital

• Raising debt: banks and bonds
• Raising equity: public and private
• Advantages and drawbacks of an initial public offering
• Processes of an initial public offering
• Private equity/venture capital

Mergers and acquisitions

• Rationale for acquisition and disposal
• Processes for buying and selling private companies
• Processes for public company takeovers
• Tactics in public company takeovers