CODE 84087 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO 8706 (LM-77) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/09 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Corporate Finance (advanced) course focuses on the operational assessment and decision-making aspects that lead finance office to Financial Plan definition, to achieve finance sources for business development. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide skills necessary for preparation and management of financial plan, from the perspective of a financial management operator and that of a business consultant, paying attention to recent evolution in financing model of italian SME's. Great attention will be paid on bank-business relationship in its recent evolution and to the choice of financial instruments to implement financial plan. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide the skills necessary for preparation and management of financial plan, from the perspective of a financial management operator and that of a business consultant, paying attention to recent evolution in financing model of italian SME's. TEACHING METHODS Face-to-face learning SYLLABUS/CONTENT Defining the financial plan - reference framework The connection with the company strategy, the definition of the needs to be financed. The financial plan as a feed back of the strategy Construction and dynamic management of the financial plan: - the financial forecasting - identification of coverage solutions - verification of the feasibility of coverage solutions. - the choice of financial instruments The financial plan - financial needs and coverage solutions Financial forecast. Employments, existing sources and gap to be filled, qualitative and quantitative. Forecasting tools, short term and long term Strategic criteria and evaluations for the definition of the financial structure. Balance between shareholders value and the preservation of the financial equilibrium. Off balance - sheet assets in SMEs. Fixed assets and financial investments Solutions to hedge the growht of fixed assets. Rental vs purchase, solving financing problems. The fiscal questions in development financing decisions. Risk management of trade receivables. Solutions to hedge the development of working working capital. Calculations of convenience The solution of the problem of liquidity reserves managing of the net financial position in the short term. The management of liquidity stocks The financial plan - Credit capacity assessment The assessment of credit capacity - generality. The riskiness. Repayment capacity. The guarantees, role and types. Personal and intragroup guarantees. Real warranties. External guarantees (National Guarantee Fund and Confidi) Financial instruments in risk capital, from intermediaries and on the financial market The stock market listing. IPO. Capital increases on the market. Private equity - types of operations and types of operators. Venture capital, development capital. Feasibility conditions and convenience calculations for the company Financial instruments in debt capital, on the financial market and as intermediaries Financial instruments on the market: issuance of bonds on the market, issuance of commercial papers / financial bills. Mini-bonds as a chance, for SME's. Feasibility conditions and need for support tools Financial instruments from intermediaries Short-term credit facilities Medium and long term financial instruments. Mortgage loans, unsecured loans to m.l.t. and leasing. Mortgage - lease convenience calculations. The choice of financing logic Financing of the firm itself Project financing. Securitization of assets. The tranching of risk. Leveraged buy outs The bank - company relationship. Evolution and recent problems The recent evolution of the banking system; the effects of Basel 2, Basel 3 and Unione Banking on how to manage credit. The crisis and the restrictive evolution of supervisory policies. Rating system drivers. Evolution needed in SME's financial behavior. New relational aspects. New choices in financial structure. Towards a new model of financing the development of SMEs in Italy. The signals to be grasped and the development needs of the corporate financial culture. Special section: Risk management of financial risks Exchange rate risk: company policies, valuation and hedging techniques with the use of derivative instruments. Interest rate risk: management policies and hedging derivatives Risk of changes in the prices of raw materials: quoted raw materials and head-ing instruments RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For students attending lessons : lecture notes and support materials Additional information for non-attending students: Textbook : BREALEY MYERS SANDRI, Principles of Corporate Finance - 7th edition, MCGRAW HILL 2015 - chapters 11-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-27-28-30-31 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LAURA NIERI Ricevimento: Office hours are published on Aulaweb course page at the beginning of the course For other hours please contact the teacher via email. Always check Aulaweb news for update and changes EUGENIO BOERO Exam Board LAURA NIERI (President) ROSALIA SANTULLI LESSONS LESSONS START Second semester The first day useful as per the educational calendar Class schedule ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 13/01/2022 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 03/02/2022 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 11/05/2022 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 11/05/2022 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 01/06/2022 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 16/06/2022 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/07/2022 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/09/2022 16:00 GENOVA Scritto