Syllabus‚ subject to change) BUFN 755 Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity Stephen Wallenstein 4458 Van Munching Hall 301-405-7177 (office) 919-452-2112 (cell) HYPERLINK mailtoswallens@rhsmith.umd.edu swallens@rhsmith.umd.edu The class will meet Tuesdays from 625 pm to 1000 pm at the Reagan building from January 24 to March 6‚ 2012.Course Description This course examines the finance‚ economics and law strategies that underlie private equity
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USING PROJECT FINANCE TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS Throughout most of the history of the industrialized world‚ much of the funding for large-scale public works such as the building of roads and canals has come from private sources of capital. It was only toward the end of the 19th century that public financing of large “infrastructure” projects began to dominate private finance‚ and this trend continued throughout most of the 20th century. Since the early 1980s‚ however‚ private-sector
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The QuarterlyReviewof Economics and Finance‚Vol. 35‚ Copyright0 1995 Trustees of the Universityof Illinois All rightsof reproductionin any form reserved. ISSN 003%5797 NO. 1‚ Spring‚ 1995‚ pages 7347 Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap in Corporate Finance: A Survey of Chief Financial Officers EMERY A. TRAHAN and LAWRENCE J. GITMAN Northeastern University and San Diego State University The primary objective of this article is to assess general research opinions‚ barriers to using sophisticatedfinancial
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- CHAPTER 1 V HOUSING FINANCE SCHEMES IN INDIA - AN ANALYSIS House is a basic necessity. Everyone‚ rich or poor‚ whether in rural areas or urban areas‚ needs a house to protect his life and property and also to promote his well-being. Houses do a great deal more than housing the people. They channel human relationship and are an integral part of the society. A house is not an isolated structure but forms part of the neighbourhood and the total community. Housing does not mean the construction
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Campaign Finance Reform Effective election campaigns have always relied on the candidates’ ability to raise money. Even in the days before television‚ radio and the internet‚ it still took money to get the word out to the people in a far-flung land. However‚ today’s candidates are faced with raising larger and larger amounts of money with each new election that comes along. Individuals are the primary source of campaign funding at the federal level‚ with political action committees running
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stock. A good example would be when the economy goes into a recession. There was no possible way to predict that the economy would take a down turn so fast. On the other side of the fence is the behaviorist group of economists. The behavioral finance concept is based on rational theories. The thought process is that people behave rationally and predictably. Richard Thaler‚ a member of the “behaviorist”school of economic thought changed this vision. He expressed concern that people tend to
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risk-taking? Evidence from European banks Francesca Battaglia Senior lecturer‚ Department of Management‚ University of Naples "Parthenope"‚ Italy francesca.battaglia@uniparthenope.it Domenico Curcio Senior lecturer‚ Department of Economics and Finance‚ University of Naples "Federico II"‚ Italy domenico.curcio@unina.it Angela Gallo Senior lecturer‚ Department of Business Studies and Research‚ University of Salerno‚ Italy angallo@unisa.it Abstract It is widely recognized that the 2007-09 financial
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a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Answer: Corporate finance provides the skills managers need to: (1) identify and select the corporate strategies and individual projects that add value to their firm; and (2) forecast the funding requirements of their company‚ and devise strategies for acquiring those funds. b. Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation. List the advantages and disadvantages of each form
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Syllabus College of Humanities FP/120 Version 3 Essentials of Personal Finance Copyright © 2012‚ 2011‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of the elements necessary for effective personal financial planning and the opportunity to apply the techniques and strategies essential to this understanding. Primary areas of study include creating and managing a personal budget‚ understanding and paying taxes‚ working with financial
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End of chapter revision questions for the mid term exam Rose Ch5 Questions 3‚ 6‚ 7 Ch 6 Questions 4‚ 5‚ 9 Rose Ch 17 Questions 7‚ 8 Ch 12 Questions 3‚ 6 5-3. If you know the following figures: |Total Interest Income |290 |Provision for Loan Loss |10 | |Total Interest Expense |205 |Income Taxes |15 | |Total Noninterest Income |27 |Dividends to
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