Mergers and Value Enhancing Strategies

Subject FNCE90012 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Three hours per week of lectures
Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester
Prerequisites:

FNCE30002 Corporate Finance or equivalent. This subject is only available to those students who satisfy the entry requirements for the Master of Commerce (Finance), who have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Finance or who have successfully completed 100 points of the Master of Finance (Master of Financial Management).

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Corequisites:

None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Coordinator

Assoc Prof John Handley, Dr Les Coleman

Contact

Graduate School of Business and Economics
Level 4, 198 Berkeley Street
Telephone: +61 3 8344 1670
Online Enquiries
Web: www.gsbe.unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview: This subject covers mergers and acquisitions and other value enhancing policies. Topics to be covered include: valuation techniques, mergers and acquisitions (introduction, motives, corporate control, strategic issues, offensive and defensive strategies and ploys); demergers (equity carve outs and spin-offs); other value enhancing strategies including redesigning dividend policy and capital structure to create value, corporate restructuring, EVA, and case studies.
Objectives: On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
  • Identify and describe the various corporate valuation techniques;
  • Explain how changes in investment, dividend policy and financing mix of firms can help create value;
  • Discuss mergers and acquisitions as a value enhancing tool;
  • Analyse the strategic issues involved in mergers and acquisition;
  • Examine the merits of alternative funding mechanisms;
  • Evaluate and solve case-based problems in corporate finance;
  • Critically evaluate certain value enhancing problems.
Assessment:
  • 50% 2-hour final exam;
  • 20% 1-hour midterm test; and
  • 30% assignments totalling not more than 3000 words
Prescribed Texts: You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

  • Oral communication
  • Written communication
  • Collaborative learning
  • Problem solving
  • Team work
  • Statistical reasoning
  • Application of theory to practice
  • Interpretation and analysis
  • Critical thinking
  • Synthesis of data and other information
  • Evaluation of data and other information
  • Using computer software
  • Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
Related Course(s): Master of Finance

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