UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK 
Department: Warwick Business School 
IB236 - Finance 2: Corporate Finance 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 
 
Part 01: About This Guide 
Part 02: Sample Final Examination Paper 
Part 03: Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
Part 04: Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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IB236 - Finance 2: Corporate Finance (Solutions)

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	University of Warwick
Level	Undergraduate Level 2
Module Code	IB236
Credit Value	15
Module Name	Finance 2: Corporate Finance
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	36

Get ready for your 2025 final exam in IB236 Finance 2: Corporate Finance at the University of Warwick with the most comprehensive exam guide designed for this module. The guide includes exam-style questions and advice on common examination pitfalls. You will gain a clear picture of how the final exam will be assessed and structured, as well as the likely style and range of questions you could see on the real exam. The purpose of this guide is to provide a logical structure for the topics covered in the module, emphasise and explain the important concepts and methods in each topic, and offer initial examples to which the concepts and methods are applied.

The module IB236 - Finance 2: Corporate Finance explores the principles of financial decision-making within corporations, covering critical topics such as investment, financing, and payout decisions. It delves into advanced concepts, including options, futures, forwards, warrants, and convertibles, as well as introducing mergers and acquisitions, real options, and corporate risk management. Students will develop a solid understanding of corporate finance theories and models, their empirical tests, and practical implications. Key areas of study include the cost of capital, risky debt, capital structure, payout policy, company valuation, international corporate finance, and initial public offerings (IPOs). Through this module, students will gain the skills to evaluate optimal financial decisions, compute cost of capital, apply valuation techniques, and analyse motives for mergers and acquisitions and capital-raising strategies.

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