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  • FINAN 5300: New Venture Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course will cover topics involved with raising capital for new and growing businesses. Topics include venture capital, private placements, initial public offerings (IPOs), mezzanine debt, preferred stock, warrants, and other forms of new venture financing. Corequisites: 'C-' or better in (FINAN 5380 OR FINAN 5520) AND Full Major status in the School of Business
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  • FINAN 5310: Private Equity Buyouts

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course focuses on the process of acquiring and reinvigorating an established firm by looking at the world of management buy-ins (MBI's) ' acquisitions of existing companies by small management teams from outside the company. Through a series of cases, classroom exercises, and a project, students will learn to search for target firms, conduct due diligence, develop valuation techniques, and understand deal structure and financing of the acquisition. Ultimately, the course provides students with the skills to source, evaluate, acquire, and add value to companies. The course will also interest participants who are considering an entrepreneurial or real estate option at some point during their careers. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major status in Finance
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  • FINAN 5380: Adv Fin Mod. for Invst

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The course will apply economic theories learned from other courses to solve various problems in financial management and investments. It will take a hands-on approach in building financial spreadsheet models. Microsoft Excel is a primary tool to implement the financial models. The students will have ample examples of numerical and graphical practices on problems that arise in various areas of financial analyses. These include but are not limited to asset return calculations, portfolio theory, index models, the capital asset pricing model and investment performance analysis. The course will also make use of statistics and probability. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (FINAN 4070 OR (ACCTG 5050 AND FINAN 5050)) AND (Full Major status in the School of Business OR Full Major status in QAMO OR Minor status in Adv Financial Analysis)
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  • FINAN 5420: Fed Reserve Open Market

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is designed to give students an understanding of the Federal Reserve System and open market monetary policy making in particular. The culmination of the class will be a Symposium. Students will act as FOMC members. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major or Minor status in the School of Business
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  • FINAN 5510: Interpret Finan Stmts

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course focuses on reading, interpreting, and analyzing financial statements, which are critical steps in making business decisions such as valuing a business or assessing its credit worthiness. Enhancing your ability to manipulate and understand the information contained in the financial reports and statements will allow you to draw more informed inferences about a firm's financial condition and future performance. During the course, we will examine the effect of different accounting policy and estimate choices on reported income, assets, liabilities, stockholders' equity, cash flows and other relevant line items reported in the financial statements. We will examine the impact of these choices on measures of financial performance including standard financial ratios. Much of our time will be focused on manipulating financial data contained in the footnotes to the financial statements. This class is user-oriented as opposed to preparer-oriented. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in (((BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (Minor in Adv Finan Analysis OR (Major in QAMO AND 3.5+ GPA))) OR (Major in FINAN AND 3.5+ GPA) OR (Emph in Adv Fin Analysis)) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050)
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  • FINAN 5520: Adv Finl Mod Corp Val

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Forecasting the future cash flows of a company is a common requirement for many finance positions. For example, both corporate executives and lenders want to know whether the firm is generating enough cash to meet its financial obligations. Consultants, investment bankers, and investors use expected future cash flows to estimate the fair value of a company. This course will focus on building standard Excel models for financing and valuation. We will begin with simple models based on historical data and build toward 3-statement models for equity research or for evaluating acquisitions. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in (((BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (Minor in AdvFin Analysis OR (Major in QAMO AND 3.5+ GPA))) OR (Major in FINAN AND 3.5+ GPA) OR (Emph in AdvFin Analysis)) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050)
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  • FINAN 5530: Python for Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course offers an introduction to programming for finance students without any previous programming knowledge. We use Python because it is one of the most powerful and in-demand languages in the financial industry, yet it has many features that make it an ideal first language for those new to computer programming. The goal of the course is to provide a broad understanding of the principles and techniques of Python programming for finance applications; students will come out of the course with the ability to read, understand, and write code in Python for their first day on the job. Prerequisites: ((Major in Fin OR QAMO OR BusAnalytics Min)AND('B' or better in BCOR3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN5050) AND 3.5+ UofU GPA)) OR ((Min/Emph in AFA)AND('C-' or better in BCOR3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050)) OR ('C+' or better in FINAN 2140)
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  • FINAN 5600: Investment Banking

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course will focus on the organization, products, and functions of investment banks. The topics include: financing in the global capital markets through bond, equity, and convertible transactions. Mergers and acquisitions will also be discussed in this course. Finally, the role of hedge funds, LBO funds, and investment bankers in corporate decision making will be reviewed. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3010 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major status in the David Eccles School of Business
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  • FINAN 5610: Hedge Funds/Private Eq.

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course focuses on the activities of hedge funds and private equity leveraged buyout (LBO) funds. We will discuss various absolute return investment strategies conducted primarily by hedge funds, the case for including such investments in the context of a wider portfolio, and historical performance. Students will gain familiarity with the attributes of a successful LBO and consider why 'take private' transactions occur regularly despite the existence of a robust public stock market. We will consider the incentives and viewpoints of fund investors and fund managers, as well as such funds' extensive interactions with investment banks. Case studies of hedge fund and LBO activity will be used to reinforce concepts and raise relevant topics for discussion. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major status in the School of Business
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  • FINAN 5760: Real Estate Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is intended to provide students with fundamental skills and knowledge required to use finance to make decisions in real estate lending, investment, valuation and development. Corequisites: 'C-' or better in (FINAN 4030 OR FINAN 4031 OR FINAN 5050) AND Full Major or Minor in the School of Business
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