CORPORATE FINANCE Master in Banking and Finance 2012 FINAL EXAM A. PROBLEMS (20 points each problem) 1. FAGE Manufacturing is currently an all-equity firm with 20 million shares outstanding and a stock price of $7.50 per share. Although investors currently expect FAGE to remain an all-equity firm‚ the company plans to announce that it will borrow $50 million and use the funds to repurchase shares. FAGE will pay interest only on this debt‚ and it has no further plans to increase or decrease
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CORPORATE FINANCE The word Corporate Finance can be defined in terms that may vary considerably across the world. Corporate Finance is one of the three areas of the discipline of finance and can be defined broadly as a field of finance dealing with acquisition and allocation of a corporation ’s funds or resources‚ with the goal of maximizing shareholder wealth i.e. stock value. This division of a company is basically concerned with the financial operation of the company from company’s point of view
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become more dynamic and unpredictable. The changing business environment requires strategic thinking in companies to develop good corporate strategies. Only when developing effective strategies‚ corporate can remain the competitive position. By creating strategy‚ organization can remain the competitive advantage which other companies are unable to implement. Corporate strategy is not only for large firms but also for small business. However‚ there is a quotation suggests that “Strategic management is
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UAE’s economic‚ social‚ political and security sectors.” H. H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates “As one of the largest technologically advanced projects across the Middle East‚ this program is a clear example of the importance of utilizing state-of-the-art technology to improve government performance and action.” H. H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
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Coach is a large company that has created a strong product identity in the market. They are known for gorgeous soft leather handbags. Coach has used a family brand strategy as they have now branched out to selling coats‚ shoes‚ gloves‚ briefcases‚ watches and even jewelry. They have also used a national or manufacture branding strategy as they do not carry any other private labels or generic products in Coach Stores. Any women can see a leather‚ or not leather purse with large “C”’s and know beyond
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MGMT640 – Textbook Notes PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE Chapter 1 – The Financial Manager and The Firm 1.1 The Role of the Financial Manager * financial manager should make decisions that maximize value of owners stock/wealth – wealth is the economic value of the assets someone possesses * stakeholders – anyone other than an owner (stockholder) with a claim on the cash flows of a firm‚ including employees‚ suppliers‚ creditors‚ and the government * productive
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The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 The Act The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 took effect on 6 April 2008. Companies‚ organisations and Government bodies can now be prosecuted as a consequence of a gross breach of the duty of care resulting in the death of an individual‚ if ‘the way in which its activities are managed or organised by its senior management is a substantial element in the breach’ (Section 1(3)) [1]. Prior to 2007‚ successive Governments
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Corporate Fraud: Case Studies in Detection and Prevention Fraudulent financial reporting‚ corruption‚ and misappropriation are often investigated by the internal audit department. Because these types of crimes can be the source of large losses‚ security professionals would do well to familiarize themselves with how they are carried out and how they can be detected. Corporate Fraud provides a clear window into that world. Author John D. O’Gara was the director of internal audit at a Fortune 500
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Explain the responsibilities of; Corporate Parent: Children’s homes operate under the directorate of “Corporate Parenting” meaning that when a child is placed in the children’s home on an interim or full care order or even if the child is voluntary placed by the trust ( once they become looked after)‚ the staff within the home have responsibilities which include safeguarding the young persons welfare when their needs are being considered by the courts and also taking into consideration when
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performance of a multinational company. Multinational companies that engage in FDI provide a range of potential benefits that extend to the actual investors as well as the host country that is receiving the investment which are quite apparent. An example within many of these advantages include‚ increased profits for the industry or the firm due to lower costs of resources abroad‚ and increase in jobs provided in the host country. However‚ despite the
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