Kurssin sis lt muodostuu pitk lti vierailijaluennoitsijoiden materiaalista. Introduce students to the theories and practical tools offred by financial economics for today's professional investor. To famili a rize the students in different aspects of corporate finance. To introduce students to the main concepts of venture capital activities, analysing venture investments, valuation of companies and the exit process. The operating principles of a venture capital fund, the process of choosing target companies, valuation and capital structure, various methods of selling the target companies.
Project finance is an innovative and timely financing technique.
Some distinguishing characteristics of project financing are that the project is kept as a distinct legal entity and its financing and risk management are tailored to the project's cash flow characteristics. The objective of the course is to introduce basic principles of the project finance area and discuss their practical implementation. Several case studies will be presented. The topics cover changes in the banking and fiscal systems and capital market development, financial behavior of enterprises and the role of inherited soft budget constraints, changes in the accounting and taxation systems as well as financing of foreign trade and direct investments. The course reflects both theory and practice and it covers diverse areas such as equity, index, foreign currency, commodity and fixed income derivatives.