The course covered buy- and sell-side strategies utilized in M&A, the history of merger waves, the legal framework of M&A deals, as well as various valuation methods, including trading comps, discounted cash flow (DCF), and leveraged buyout (LBO) models. Additional topics covered included the use of leverage in M&A deals and bankruptcy.

Evaluations: 

• Fall 2023 - 4.60/5.00

• Spring 2024 - 4.52/5.00

The course covered a range of fundamental finance topics, including the time value of money, basic stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, and the weighted-average cost of capital. The course was primarily taught to non-business majors.

Evaluation - 4.33/5.00

Spring - Fall 2021 - Corporate Financial Analysis (FNCE 421) - Jose Olavarria

Fall 2021 - Empirical Finance (FNCE 435) - Dr. Leonardo Madureira

Spring 2022 - Financial Models Using Big Data (FNCE 470) - Dr. Joon Woo Bae

2022-2023 - Financial Modeling (FINA 4920e) - Drs. Christopher Pope and Annette Poulsen

2022-2024 - Financial Management (FINA 3000) - Drs. Christopher Pope and Annette Poulsen

Spring 2024 - Mergers and Acquisitions (FINA 4205) - Dr. Gregory Eaton

Summer-Fall 2024 - Capitalism (FINA 4050) - Dr. Jeffry Netter

Spring 2025 - Applied Corporate Finance (FINA 4210) - Dr. Xu (Ethan) Tian

Spring-Fall 2025 - Corporate Finance Theory (FINA 4200) - Dr. Jie (Jack) He