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Corporate Restructuring and Valuation (FNCE90012)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject examines mergers, acquisitions and other corporate restructuring techniques and the valuation issues which arise in this context. Topics include: mergers and acquisitions (motives, corporate voting and control, economic issues, strategic issues, legal issues); divestments (carve-outs, spin-offs, leveraged buy-outs); valuation techniques (cashflow-based approaches, multiples-based approaches); and investor activism.
Intended learning outcomes
- Identify and describe the various corporate restructuring techniques.
- Understand and analyse the key economic, strategic and legal issues involved in corporate restructuring transactions.
- Identify and describe the various corporate valuation techniques.
- Understand and apply cashflow-based valuation methods and multiples-based valuation methods in a corporate restructuring setting.
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: 30 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ECON90033 | Quantitative Analysis of Finance I |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
ECON90034 | Economics of Finance |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90047 | Financial Markets and Instruments |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AND
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ACCT90002 | Financial Statement Analysis |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90004 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
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: 30 October 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Examination
| Mid semester | 20% |
Group assignment (normally in groups of 2-3 students)
| Mid semester | 30% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Additional details
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Ekaterina Volkova Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Three hours per week of lectures Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 - Semester 2
Principal coordinator Garry Twite Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Three hours per week of lectures Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
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Type Name Course Master of Finance - 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: 30 October 2023