Advanced Corporate Finance 2015
(ESC 2 Transcontinental Track)
Finance theory from Yale
http://www.youtube.com/course?list=ECEDC55106E0BA18FC
Corporate Finance by David Thesmar from HEC Paris
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/itunes-u/corporate-finance-david-thesmar/id489799136
**650 open courses
http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses
Free Courses
** Finance Theory I, Fall 2008, by Andrew Lo from MIT
Course page at Moodle
http://v2.grenoble-em.com/course/view.php?id=566
Syllabus
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/Acf_syllabus.pdf
Outline
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/outline.pdf
Slides
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/all_crop.pdf
A summary of basic Corporate Finance knowledge below (largely based onChapter 3-7 of Berk-DeMarzo book)
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/Course_Summary_CF.pdf
You can also find the solution of the Berk DeMarzo 2011 Corporate Finance book (2nd edition) here. (new!)
http://v2.grenoble-em.com/mod/resource/view.php?id=31843
Course Summary (largley based on Chapter 8, 9, 10, 12, 14-16 of Berk-DeMarzo book) (new!)
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/Summary_ACF.pdf
Key concepts of the textbook
http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/ema_ge_berk_cf_2/148/37902/9703132.cw/index.html
Useful files for finance
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/corpfinance/Timeline.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/corpfinance/review_expon.pdf
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/corpfinance/summation_symbol.pdf
Financial Glossary
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/corpfinance/Glossary.pdf
You can find the textbook below. In general, you do not need to read the book because the slides and exercises
are the most important. But, you can read it if you need more explanation.
http://www.itu.dk/~mounma/bouba/CorporateFinance/
Session 1
Preclass assingment
Watch the video (first 26 minutes only) below to understand what is finance and why finance is fascinating.
A summary of basic Corporate Finance knowledge below (largely based onChapter 3-7 of Berk-DeMarzo book)
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/Course_Summary_CF.pdf
Have a quick look at the WSJ article below to see an example of arbitrage.
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/Example_BMW_WSJ.pdf
Slides
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/part_0.pdf
Problem set
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/ps1.pdf
the proof of perpetuity shortcut formular
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/Perpetuity_Formula.pdf
Links
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hedgefund.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_fund
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harris_Simons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_buffet
The second use of the term "arbitrage"
http://riskencyclopedia.com/articles/arbitrage/
Session 2
Slides
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/part_1.pdf
Problem set
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/ps2.pdf
The Excel file to calculate IRR and NPV can be downloaded here https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/corpfinance/IRR2.xlsx
Steps to solve a NPV question https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/corpfinance/Steps.pdf
Additional examples on capital budegting
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/corpfinance_hr13/Exercise_2.docx
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/corpfinance_hr13/Exercise_2.xlsx
Session 3
Slides
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/08berk.pdf
Problem sets
Exercise 8.1, 8.2 8.3 from the exercise book.
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/BD_SM_2015.pdf
what is a share repurchase?
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/ses4.docx
Example: The iBond by Apple
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/06/apples-record-bond-issue.aspx
Solution
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/BD_SM08_final_sn_ge.pdf
Session 4
Slides
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/all_crop.pdf
Exercise book: 9.2 9.8 9.15 9.18 9.22 9.25
Solution
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/BD_SM09_final_sn_ge.pdf
Table 9.1 (it is needed for some questions in the exercise book)
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/table91.pdf
Example: Repurchases and dividends by Apple since 2012
Additional explanation
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/ses4.docx
Session 5
Problem sets
Exercise book: 14.1
Solution
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/BD_SM14_final_sn_ge.pdf
Continuous Assessment
Continuous assessment will be a one-hour test. It will be based on the lectures, in class exercises, and homework.
Sample Continuous assessment:
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf2015/sample_cont.docx
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf2015/sample_cont_solution.docx
Session 6
Problem sets
Exercise book: 15.1 15.2 15.6 16.1 16.2.
Final Exam
The exam will last 2 hours. It will be based on our lecture notes and exercise book. As the teaching, it will be divided into two parts (The first part is for Prof. Shan Zhao and the second part is for Prof. Anton Lominadze). It is a close book exam. A calculator with exponential function can be used. But please write down the necessary steps clearly. Here is a sample final exam
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/Sample_exam.docx
Solution
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/courses/acf/Sample_exam_solution.docx
Useful Links
** Highly Recommended
* Recommended
1) Major Links
** http://www.ft.com (free registration using GEM email box)
MarketWatch, a subsidiary of Dow Jones
http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks
http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals
US company filings
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Read and search Wall Street Journal at Factiva for free
http://libraryds.grenoble-em.com/en/Pages/default.aspx
ProQuest databases
http://libraryds.grenoble-em.com/en/databases/Pages/academicjournals.aspx
* Deal Journal at WSJ
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/
* Deal Book at NYT
Bloomberg Mobile & Apps
http://www.bloomberg.com/mobile/
Sites that are read by financial managers
www.money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
Finance and Economics on the Web
http://www.ceoexpress.com/default.asp
http://webpage.pace.edu/pviswanath/finance.html
*Free Cases
The Merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq (A) Strategy and Valuation
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=909887
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=909888
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=909889
Package War: Fedex Vs. Ups
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=909934
2) Additional References
Chapter 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 16 of of Berk, J., DeMarzo P., (2011), Corporate Finance, 2nd ed., Pearson Education
Harvey's Financial Glossary
http://people.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/glossary.htm
IOS APP of Harvey's Financial Glossary
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/harveys-financial-glossary/id432732800?mt=8
Financial Glossary
http://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/
3) Fun stuffs related to finance
https://sites.google.com/site/zhaoshan75/funfinance
4) Open On-line Courses