Capital Structure, Succession Planning & Exit Strategy

This course aims to provide users the opportunity to develop and enhance their skills and knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation. Topics covered in this module includes: Understanding Capital Structures and Implications, Shareholder Equity, Mezzanine Debt, Price/Earning Ratios; Lowering Cost of Capital and Improving Equity Returns; and Examining Succession Plans and Exit Strategies.

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• Capital Structure, Succession Planning & Exit Strategy 36:40

  • 1: Course Text 16:00
  • 2: Capital Structure and Implications Preview 02:37
  • 3: Shareholder Equity 00:41
  • 4: Mezzanine Debt 02:18
  • 5: Lowering the Cost of Capital and Improving Equity Returns 00:49
  • 6: Dilution 02:44
  • 7: Price Earnings Ratio 02:50
  • 8: Succession Planning & Exit Strategy 00:43
  • 9: Mistakes to Avoid in Succession Planning 00:26
  • 10: Plan, Do and Review 01:47
  • 11: Exit Strategies 01:45
  • 12: Knowledge Quiz 04:00

BACKGROUND:
There are no hard and fast rules for optimizing a company’s capital structure, companies that are strategic use an efficient combination of senior debt, mezzanine debt, and equity capital to minimize their true cost of capital. It's also important for a business owner to analyse the difference in value between an ownership interest in a stagnant or underperforming business and ownership in a growing company. Listed below are some of the equity and debt available to raise funds:
• Senior Bank Debt
• Subordinated Debt
• Shareholder Equity
• Quasi Equity
• Mezzanine Debt

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon the completion of this module, users will be able to:
• Understand the theoretical and practical knowledge in entrepreneurship and innovation, including recent developments in the discipline.
• Apply critical thinking to relevant research articles of contemporary relevance in entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Critically analyse information from a wide range of sources to create solutions innovatively to improve current practices.

• Business Managers
• Students
• Self Employed Individuals
• Start-up Companies
• Executives
• Entrepreneurs

• No prerequisites.
• No materials distributed.
• No formal assessments required.

• Entrepreneur
• Administrator
• Business Development Officer
• Consultant
• Government Officer
• Manager
• Operations Manager
• Project Manager

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