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Corporate finance

Corporate finance focuses on investment, financing and distribution policies. The aim of the module is to provide the tools needed to analyze these policies and determine their effects on company value.

training informations

Short program (FC)

duration

3 days spread over 1 month

price

CHF 2’250

language

French

location

Onsite

internationally recognized

hands-on & practical course

Presentation of the program

This short program approaches the practice of corporate finance from the point of view of the corporate practitioner and the banker. It begins by covering fundamental concepts such as net present value and the internal rate of return. Next, the program offers an analysis of corporate financial policies and their effects on company value, focusing in particular on the effects of taxation, bankruptcy costs and agency conflicts between different company participants. More advanced topics such as IPOs and mergers & acquisitions will also be covered.

Come and discuss these challenges as part of the 3-day continuing education program in corporate finance offered by HEC Lausanne's continuing education center. Numerous applicable tools and concepts will be presented and discussed.

Learning objectives

Master the tools for evaluating and analyzing investment and financing projects.
Design an optimal capital structure linked to financing decisions based on the size of the company.
Define an optimal dividend policy taking into account current results and expected prospects.

Target audience

Anyone involved in the financial or operational management of a business unit or company.
Executives of SMEs or start-ups seeking to familiarize themselves with key financial concepts and methods.
Company managers (at various levels) with a "non-financial" profile.

About the program

This short program Corporate finance was built for professionals seeking to learn about fundamental concepts and then practice them trough practical exercises. There is a strong emphasis on practical application supported by academic excellence, with the use of exercises and break-out groups, industry examples and guest speakers. The fundamental notions will be presented beforehand, then supplemented and illustrated by numerous practical exercises based on real cases .

This approach will allow the participants to deploy the concepts presented during the course as well as forging a strong analytical mindset to tackle future challenges they might face on .

our speakers

Boris Nikolov professor

French

main program

Accounting

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4.5

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CAS

French

onsite

Program's sessions

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September 2025

open

full dates: 28 November, 12 and 13 December 2025
language: French
registration: Before 23 October 2025

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