Dear Students,
Welcome to my personal page for the course Corporate Finance, created to integrate our Canvas platform, especially to answer your curiosities with extra videos, articles, or notes, or to promote ideas for class discussion and class presentations (in the second module).
The course is focused on Applied Finance, especially on Investment and Financing Decisions.
Level: Post-graduate course
Connect with me (under uppointment): Direct Link in Zoom for CF students
Links for Laboratory, Breakout rooms & Team working
BREAKOUT ROOMS LAB: Here is the Direct Link in Zoom for project work (in groups) and breakout rooms (in case we agree to organize group discussions). Once you are connected, you will be located in a virtual waiting room until all the other attending students are connected and after I will open the session for everybody
Once you connect please RENAME your name, by adding your team group (G1, G2, G3, ecc) BEFORE your NAME SURNAME (for example: G1 NAme Surname)
Alternative Platform (K) for contests that will be organized during the course
CALL FOR IDEAS:
HOW CAN WE CREATE A BETTER WORLD?
"Call For Ideas" Section, especially with reference to EQUALITY, INCLUSION, SUSTAINABILITY, or, venture philanthropy investment process, impact investing, or valuation of social impact.
Useful links for Class Discussion and Business Ideas Presentations
Impact Investing Review 2025: SSRN link
Are M&As always beneficial? Youtube Video; Related article link
TO THINK ABOUT --- Videos and Useful Links
Series of Videos-Documentaries (to help you think about the topics to select in your class project):
EQUALITY EQUITY AND DIVERSITY
"Inclusion"; Inclusive Education: Australia Model
New Themes on Racing and Equity; SUSTAINABILITY FINANCE
SUSTAINABILITY
ESG Risk Rating -- Video on how it works;
Alternative ESG Rating (alphabetical)
Further useful readings and links
Videoclip samples
Notes:
Before next Class
ATTENTION: BEFORE CLASS 3, please read the chapter of the book suggested for the course.
Week xxx
Laboratory applications on firm performance for firm financing purposes
--> Quick Review of Balance Sheets Income Statement CF Statement The Free Cash Flow
if you need more help on fundamental analysis
--> Ratios and Z score Risk assessment
FURTHER LINKS
Yahoo Finance --> for basic information and ratio of your company
Reuters --> comparison with the sector
Week xx - Research Lab
The class will be divided into various breakout rooms focused on the final group projects
Week xx
Class Presentation and Class Discussion
THE END!!!!!!!