Track: Corporate Finance and Capital Structure

Optimal Capital Structure - Theory and Practical Application

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Room: 403 A

The session will include a discussion of sources and considerations for formulating costs of capital in "developed and developing" capital markets. Emphasis will be placed on making "theory" practical and blending it with practical application.

Speakers:

• Roderic Hewlett, DA, CTP, CFM
  President and Managing Partner
  H2K Solutions

Objectives

• Identify sources of data to estimate an organization?s cost-of-capital
• Determine best practices in establishing and maintaining an organization?s capital structure
• Understand the global risk factors that affect an organization?s cost-of-capital and capital structure
• Assess organizational value

Pre-Requisites

• A basic understanding of financial analysis and models
• An understanding of capital and money markets

Take-Aways

• Global sources of valuation and cost-of-capital data
• Template for determining optimal capital structure

CPA Field of Study: FIN