The focus of this course is primarily on determinants of competitive performance in the global financial services industry. It covers a broad range of commercial and investment banking products and activities that are carried out internationally, and addresses the dynamics of competition in international banking, focusing especially on financial structure (ranging from universal banks to specialist financial services firms). |
This is a full term course that offers an overview of financial issues affecting entrepreneurial investments. By "entrepreneurial" investments we mean, in essence, high-risk/high-reward opportunities. These are often associated with small and rapidly growing ventures, but the subject goes beyond start-ups and early stage investment situations. Entrepreneurial opportunities also occur in other forms of investments, for example, in various forms of corporate restructuring such as leveraged buyouts and workouts. The course is case-oriented and aims at instructing the student in how "real world" professional investors and corporate managers operate to create wealth from such situations. Several guests from the real world of entrepreneurial finance will attend classes to offer students the benefit of their experience and observations. The course should be useful to those seeking careers in venture capital, private equity investing, distress investing, investment management or in senior management positions of entrepreneurial corporations. |
This section of the course has been designed especially for students interested in careers in financial markets and institutions, which have some characteristics that deserve careful attention and understanding. Students that prefer to study professional responsibility in a broader, more general context should not sign up for this section. |