Kellogg School of Management

FINC 431 (MBA), Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Winter 2023.

This course covers the basic financial knowledge needed to run a firm - whether the firm is a multibillion dollar international conglomerate or a three-person start up. We will use a combination of lectures and business cases to examine two fundamental decisions in corporate finance: how firms fund their projects (capital structure) and how they allocate the return on their investments (payout policy). We will then apply the frameworks we developed to analyze applied corporate finance decisions, including corporate security design, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate risk management. 

Kellogg School of Management

FINC 440 (MBA), Winter 2024.

Accelerated Corporate Finance an intensive one-quarter course that provides an introduction to the major financial concepts and techniques necessary to run a firm. The firm can range from a large international conglomerate to a three-person entrepreneurial firm. The course material is valuable if you plan to enter a career in corporate finance or if your objective is to run your own or someone else’s (the shareholders’) firm. The course is also valuable if, while not in a finance role, you will be interacting with financial executives in your firm or as an investor, as it will teach you principles and concepts that will prove invaluable in better understanding your counterparties and their incentives.