Corporate Finance

The degree program, by focusing on the interactions among corporations and financial markets, reflects objectives common to both Departments and covers the areas of financial economics, financial management, business planning and valuation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets, asset pricing, risk management and derivatives. The students that will graduate in Corporate Finance will have the opportunity to work within finance divisions of large corporations, corporate banking and M&A divisions of investment banks, financial advisory and consulting firms and investment funds.With the objective of achieving a stronger specialization of their professional profiles and making them more attractive for the potential employers, the students will have the possibility, after a common basis of core courses, to choose two different tracks. On one hand, the major in Financial Management will mainly focus on topics that nowadays are critical for the financial management of corporations, such as business and financial planning, project and business valuation, risk management and derivatives, M&A and other operations on the capital markets. The main potential employers of the graduates choosing this track are medium- and large-sized corporations seeking young talents for the areas of financial planning, risk management, business development and M&A. On the other hand, the major in Financial Advisory and Investment Banking will concentrate on financial analysis and valuation, corporate investment banking, private equity and capital markets (both equity and bond markets), financial restructuring and structured finance. The main potential employers of the students choosing this track are large financial advisory firms, investment banks (corporate investment banking, M&A and restructuring divisions) and investment funds.