Capital Structure Design: Three examples of financial policies and their determinants

This case study in finance includes 3 mini-cases of companies from various real-life contexts and focuses mainly on financing policy and its determinants.
The case provides an opportunity to review different financing options and study the factors that influence financial policy choices. Three publicly listed companies are presented, from different industry sectors, each with its unique specificities (sale and rental of medical equipment, champagne, biotech). The companies have different ownership structures and investment policies, allowing the student to make the link between theory and practice, giving meaning to knowledge in this area.

- Be capable of analysing a situation, understanding it and synthesising it.
- Be able to evaluate a debt situation taking into account company characteristics and its industry sector.
- Identify the specific determinants of a corporate financing policy.
- Be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills and understand the constraints as well as opportunities, advantages and disadvantages of a financing choice.
- Be able to work in a team, share knowledge and learn from peers.

Corporate finance - Capital structure design - Investment policy - Listed firms - Shareholder structure

Students: Bachelor, Master 1

Not significant

- Examen case
- PPT: Debriefing (31 slides)

Année de la problématique : 2019

Livraison : Livraison par lien de téléchargement

Nombre de pages : 19

Temps d'utilisation : 3h00 (30 to 40 minutes for a mini-case + 1 à 1,5 hours debriefing by the trainer)

Code du secteur d'activité : NS - Non significatif