Introduction

• What is corporate finance?
• Main activities involved in corporate finance

Raising Capital

• Sources of capital: debt and equity
• Raising debt: Types of debt
• Raising equity: Types of equity, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), rights issues, other secondary issues, the private equity market
• Funding options in practice

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Why merge or acquire?
• Business disposals: Rationale, processes
• Public versus private deals
• Structuring an offer: pricing and consideration
• Overview of regulatory considerations (City Code (Blue Book), bid timetable, competition rules)
• Tactics during a bid: Defence strategies, attack tactics