Linha de Pesquisa: Finanças

Why should you study Corporate Finance? Because in the past decades the business environment has relied a lot upon innovative financial transactions. Firms face risks that must be mitigated and need to raise capital to explore their investment opportunities. The volume of financial transactions has outgrown the growth rate of GDP in most countries, especially in emerging markets. The increase in the volume of these activities created a demand for more specialized professionals in areas such as treasury management, financial analysis and control, risk management, security analysis, and the overall financial management of firms. Also, Corporate Finance has become of key importance for many strategic decisions of the firms, meaning professionals of marketing, operations, and human resources also need to understand how the financial environment can affect their roles. Besides, Corporate Finance is one of the most interesting and challenging subjects in management! This course provides a survey of the major financial decisions faced by corporations and their underlying theories. Topics include the cost of capital, capital structure, capital budgeting, cash management, payout policy. Common business processes and skills practiced are firm valuation, security analysis, cost of capital calculation.