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Mergers and Value Enhancing Strategies (FNCE90021)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2018
Overview
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This subject covers mergers and acquisitions and other value enhancing policies. Topics to be covered include: valuation techniques, mergers and acquisitions (introduction, motives, corporate control, strategic issues, offensive and defensive strategies and ploys); demergers (equity carve outs and spin-offs); other value enhancing strategies including redesigning dividend policy and capital structure to create value, corporate restructuring, EVA, and case studies.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Identify and describe the various corporate valuation techniques;
- Explain how changes in investment, dividend policy and financing mix of firms can help create value;
- Discuss mergers and acquisitions as a value enhancing tool;
- Analyse the strategic issues involved in mergers and acquisition;
- Evaluate the merits of alternative funding mechanisms;
- Evaluate and solve case-based problems in corporate finance;
- Critically evaluate certain value enhancing problems.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Collaborative learning
- Problem solving
- Team work
- Statistical reasoning
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Synthesis of data and other information
- Evaluation of data and other information
- Using computer software
- Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
This subject is only available to those students who would satisfy the entry criteria for the Master of Applied Finance or the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Finance following completion of FNCE90019 Principles of Finance.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE90019 | Principles of Finance | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 50% 2-hour final exam;
- 20% 1-hour midterm test; and
- 30% assignments totalling not more than 3000 words
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2018
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022