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040095 KU Investment Banking (MA) (2025S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE

Please note that the Investment Banking course is preferably reserved for students of the Master's degree programme "Banking and Finance", as the course is a compulsory subject in this programme.
Students from other Master´s degree programmes will be placed on the waiting list and can only participate in the course if course places become available.

The course starts on 1 March with a group work phase. Further information see below.
Moodle
Sa 05.04. 08:00-20:00 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Details

max. 100 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    The course starts on 1 March with a group work phase. Via a Moodle forum, up to 3 students get together in groups to work on the case studies together. The course instructor recommends a preparation phase of 6 weeks, so start working as soon as possible. The prepared "Mandatory Hand ins" are to be submitted to the course instructor at least 48 hours before the start of the on-site phase on 5 April 2025. You will find more information below in the course description. In addition, you will receive a more detailed syllabus and the link to purchase the case studies via your U:account after the registration phase has ended.

    • Saturday 12.04. 08:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    Content

    The aim of the Course in Investment Banking (the “Course”) is to provide insights into Corporate Finance-related industries as well as selected client-strategic or transactional situations. Subjects will cover – among others – the assessment and implementation of investment banking-related products applied to specific client situations:
    - Financial Analysis
    - Equity and Debt Capital Markets Products and Services
    - Restructuring
    - Mergers & Acquisitions

    Learning approach and learning outcomes

    The lecture is taught using an interactive approach, combining lecture, presentations as well as case studies. Prior to the sessions, students are required to submit mandatory hand-ins, which will be explained in further detail below.

    After completing this course, students will be able to:
    - Discuss trends affecting the investment banking industry and assess implication
    - Understand major investment banking products and services
    - Explain how the investment industry and the capital markets interact
    - Understand internal procedures and decision making to deliver such products and services
    - Appreciate the various dimensions of the client interface
    - Describe dimensions of performance and risk
    - Describe the impact of financial innovation, advances in technology, and changes in regulations has had on the structure and dynamics of the investment banking industry

    Course description

    The course will provide an overview about typical transaction-related situations in the investment banking industry. Thereby you will either assume the perspective of a bank or a bank's client: We will discuss transactions in the areas of - among others - equity and debt capital markets, M&A, and restructuring, all with a focus on case study format.

    !!! Please note that the case studies used in the course have to be purchased by students on the website of Harvard Business School Publishing. !!!

    Preparation

    • All relevant themes and topics tackled in the course you will find in the book: Schopper / Corporate Finance Concepts, 2nd edittion, 2022 (as of early 2024 available in its 3rd edition.
    • Other good references in this context are general Corporate Finance-related books such as Damodaran or Liaw / The Business of Investment Banking.
    • A summary of relevant concepts you also find on my website: http://christianschopper.com/on-finance/
    • Please note and be mindful of the intensity of the Course: You may assume that the preparation of the respective case studies for the Mandatory Hand-Ins will realistically require anything from 20-30 hours, depending upon how familiar you are with the case study method.

    Assessment and permitted materials

    Participation and grading

    All of the following are mandatory and a condition to be graded:

    Full and timely involvement by actively participating in class as well as the delivery of the mandatory hand-ins will be graded.

    Delivery of all Mandatory Hand-ins

    The mandatory hand-ins should enable students to profit as much as possible from the course by aiding their preparation for class and deepening their understanding of the content. The hand-ins are also the basis for a brief in-class presentation. Please refer to the course materials for the specific structural and organisational requirements of the hand-ins.

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    Grading

    Grading will be dependent upon the quality of your professional preparation, active participation and contribution in class room, as well as the quality and timely delivery of your Mandatory Hand-Ins and Home Assignment. - You can receive a maximum of 100 points, whereby the eventual grades will be as folIows:

    Points / Grade
    0-49 / 5
    50-63 / 4
    64-77 / 3
    77-90 / 2
    90-100 / 1

    You can achieve for each of the following criteria the following maximum of points:
    • Quality of class room participation & Interim Tests 30 points
    • Mandatory Hand-Ins (incl. class room presentations) 70 points

    Examination topics

    see course description above

    Reading list

    see course description above

    Association in the course directory

    Last modified: We 15.01.2025 10:25