Course Level: Graduate

Topics in Finance (1.5-3)

Investment Banking: Valuation Tools and Techniques

This course focuses on the theory and analytics used to value companies, mergers and acquisitions (M&As), private equity placements, and buyout transactions through case readings and real life cases. It also examines how companies structure their equity and debt investments and secure commitments from other capital providers. Additionally, students explore the jargon, key players, and institutional perspectives of different transactions through a variety of analyses commonly performed by investment bankers and private equity professionals. Prerequisite: FIN-614 and proficiency in Excel.

Course Level: Graduate

Topics in Finance (1.5-3)

Financial Intermediation in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets are increasingly more important to the functioning of the world economy. Recent crises in Asia, Russia, Brazil and Argentina, and exponential growth in China and India, have reinforced the importance of having a better understanding of these markets. Emerging market nations increasingly turn to free capital markets to intermediate resources to finance their development. Meanwhile, developed markets increasingly turn to emerging markets as lenders. This course examines how financial markets and institutions can assist nations in reaching their goals for economic growth and development. It also examines the inextricable relationship between government policy and its help/hindrance to financial development.

Course Level: Graduate

Topics in Finance (1.5-3)

Securitization and Mortgage Markets

The market for mortgage backed securities, along with the consumer mortgage market, has undergone significant growth and change over the last several decades. This course covers the structure, valuation, and analysis of mortgage backed securities. Open only to Freddie Mac students.

Course Level: Graduate

Topics in Finance (1.5-3)

Credit and Credit Risk Management

This course on credit risk focuses on the major players in credit markets and the tools they use to measure and manage credit risk. Course topics include internal and external credit ratings, accounting and market-based credit risk models, credit-risk portfolio approaches, securitization and credit derivatives. Open only to Freddie Mac students.