COURSE NUMBER: E234

COURSE TITLE: Corporate Finance

UNITS OF CREDIT: 3

INSTRUCTOR: Amnon Levy

E-MAIL ADDRESS: levy@haas.berkeley.edu

CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION (HTTP URL): http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/levy/234/start.html

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: WEDNESDAYS 6:00-9:30 p.m.

PREREQUISITE(S): 203

CLASS FORMAT: Mixture of lectures and case studies

REQUIRED READINGS: Textbook and cases

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: mixture

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
This course discusses the major topics in corporate finance, including capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, hedging, and mergers and acquisitions. The course's objective is to provide a theoretical framework for considering corporate finance problems and issues, with an understanding of the issues involved in applying the ideas in practice"

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
BA, UC Berkeley 1994; Ph.D., Finance, Kellogg School of Management 2000. At Haas since 2001. 2001-present, Visiting Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley
2000-2001, Visiting Assistant Professor, Stern School of Business (Fall), New York University
2000-2001, Lecturer, Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Spring), Northwestern University

Current research interests:
Financial constraints and investment strategies Investment distortions resulting from CEO compensation Macroeconomic conditions and capital structure choice