Spring 2027

Corporation Finance Theory and Practice

Covers theory and practice of firm financial management, including capital budgeting, valuation, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital, and M&A.

offering recorded2–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ilhan Demiralp3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 78.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 82.5% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain why, when and how companies raise debt and equity and decide on the mix of both sources of finance.

  • Recognize the effect of agency costs – adverse selection and moral hazard - on the capital structure of the firm.

  • Explain how firms choose to structure hybrid securities to reduce market frictions.

  • Differentiate how firms manage risks both internally as well as with derivative contracts.

  • Summarize the different ways firms return money to investors and the logic behind different payout policies.

Source: UW Guide

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FINANCE 700

FINANCE 725 used by

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.44 GPA, 64.1% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.68 GPA, 85.1% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 80.9% A/AB (n=47 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ILHAN DEMIRALP is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 78.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 82.5% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Capital budgeting and project/firm valuation
  • Capital structure, dividend policy, and cost of capital
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Agency costs and their impact on capital structure

Skills

  • Capital budgeting and valuation of projects and firms
  • Capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital, and M&A
  • Analyzing corporate financing decisions and capital mix
  • Risk management using internal methods and derivatives

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FINANCE 725 · Spring 2027

Corporation Finance Theory and Practice

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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