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After completion of the course, student is able:
- to define company tasks and goals;
- to decide on suitability of financing forms;
- to apply company valuation methods;
- to apply the methods of investment assessment;;
- to know short-term liquidity management models.

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The course evaluation is based on the level of the written professional essay (100 points), especially with regard to the topicality of the literary research and the discussion of the theoretical and empirical results in the area being dealt with. Topics will be assigned individually on the basis of the student’s research orientation. Basic literary sources will be recommended similarly. For successful completion of the course, the student has to earn 75 points.

Definition of company financial goals and their measuring.
Performance measurement and assessment.
Strategic company valuation and value drivers’ identification
Models of cost of capitals. Capital structure decision making.
Mergers and acquisition efficiency
Solvency management and bankruptcy prediction.

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The aim of the course is to deepen students' theoretical background in corporate finance and develop their analytical abilities in this important area. In particular, they will be able to identify and understand trends and their future impact on a development of companies.

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BRIGHAM, E. F., EHRHARDT, M. C. Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 13th Ed. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning: 2011.

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