Centre for Continuing Education
Program on
Finance Beyond Basics
Batch – 1
29th and 30th May 2025 (Thursday and Friday) | 10.00 AM to 5.30 PM | Adani University Campus
Centre for Continuing Education
Adani University – Centre For Continuing Education
Adani University is a research-intensive educational institution set up with the objective to empower by focusing on real-world problems and contribute to global sustainability. With its futuristic & inspirational thought leadership from Adani Group, we aim at trans-disciplinary excellence.
AU-CCE (including Executive Education) is poised to enable, empower, and enhance your learning appropriate to your profession. The Centre offers a wide spectrum of programs, that are specifically designed for practicing managers, at various points in their careers, helping them to up-skill and progress, and be the leader that their organization, needs them to be. These programs are designed and delivered by a rich pool of distinguished faculty, industry experts and highly experienced practitioners, to meet various learning requirements of practicing managers.
AU-CCE brings to you the gamut of global experiences, and current knowledge trends through its various programs as below:
- Long Duration Programs
- Executive Certificate Programs
- Certificate Programs
- Customized Programs
About the Program
This Management Development Program is designed to equip mid-to-senior level managers, financial professionals, and strategic decision-makers with a deep understanding of advanced corporate finance principles. The program focuses on critical areas of capital structure optimization, cost of capital assessment, dividend policy formulation, and corporate restructuring strategies, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Participants will gain insights into the financial and strategic implications of leveraging, understand how capital structure affects risk and return, and master the nuances of dividend decision-making. The course also provides a hands-on approach to M&A processes, including valuation, due diligence, and post-merger integration, helping participants align financial policies with broader business goals.
Program Coverage
Module 1꞉ Capital Structure and Leverage
- Understanding the concept of capital structure: equity vs. debt financing
- Factors influencing capital structure decisions
- Leverage: operating, financial, and combined
- Impact of leverage on firm risk and return
- Capital structure theories: Net Income, Net Operating Income, Traditional, Modigliani & Miller (M&M)
Module 2꞉ Cost of Capital
- Concept and components: Cost of equity, cost of debt, and weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
- Computation of WACC and its significance in investment decisions
- Adjusting cost of capital for project-specific risk
Module 3꞉ Dividend Policy
- Importance and types of dividend policies: stable, constant, residual
- Dividend theories: Relevance (Walter, Gordon) and Irrelevance (M&M)
- Determinants of dividend policy
- Dividend policy decision: reinvestment vs. payout
Module 4꞉ Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring
- M&A Process, Strategic Fit, Due Diligence
- Valuation Methods: DCF, Multiples, Book Value
- Post-Merger Integration, Synergies, Restructuring Tools
Faculties
Prof. Mayur Shah
CA Mayur Shah is a Professor of Practice in the area of Finance. He has over 35 years of experience of working in the different industries such as Healthcare, Pharma, Textiles, Ports and SEZ and Education. His career covers areas such as Project and Working Capital Finance, International Finance, Budgeting, MIS, legal and secretarial functions, commercial functions for infrastructure projects, process-transformation projects and ERP implementation. For the last 15 years, he has been associated with ADANI Group in the capacity as Vice President (F & A). He has been teaching across Post-Graduate Programs, management development programs and online programs at AIIM since 2018 using case methods and in-class activities. He holds a Bachelor degree in commerce (B.Com.) and law (LL.B.) and a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary.
Dr. Riya Mehta
Dr. Riya Mehta has conducted more than 7 batches of Finance for Non-Finance Professionals program and trained more than 300 Adani Group professionals. Dr. Mehta is an assistant professor at Adani University in Finance and Accounting. She has completed her Ph.D. from the Institute of Management Nirma University in Value and Size Anomalies꞉ A Study of the Indian Stock Market. She has done her MBA with a specialization in Finance from Gujarat Technological University. She has worked as a visiting faculty at Amity Global Business School and GLS University. Dr Riya has been awarded “Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Sanman‑2012” as a meritorious student of Ahmedabad. She has been authoring many journals and co‑author many book chapters.
- Learning Objective
- To develop financial skills so that professionals from different functions can understand the financial implications of the decisions they take in an organization.
- To Understand and analyze financial statements and be in a better position to discuss relevant financial issues with finance managers/stakeholders.
- Who should attend?
- Mid and Senior-Level Managers involved in financial planning, treasury, corporate strategy, and investment decisions.
- Finance Professionals in roles such as CFOs, Controllers, and Financial Analysts seeking to enhance their strategic finance capabilities.
- Corporate Planners and Business Unit Heads responsible for capital budgeting, structuring, and long-term value creation.
- Teaching Pedagogy
The program employs a blended learning approach that integrates conceptual rigor with real-world application through:
- Interactive Lectures: Core theories and frameworks delivered through engaging classroom sessions.
- Case Studies: Practical analysis of real-world corporate decisions in capital structuring, M&A, and dividend policy.
- Problem-Based Learning: Scenario analysis to enhance critical thinking and strategic financial planning skills.
- When & Where?
| Date | May 29 – 30, 2025 (Thursday and Friday) |
| Mode | Offline, On Campus |
| Timings | 10.00 AM to 5.30 PM |
| Venue | Adani University, Adani Shantigram, Ahmedabad |
Investment
Rs.8500/‑ per participant plus 18% GST.
The fee includes the program fee, lunch, refreshments, digital reading material and e‑certificate of participation. Limited seats and registration first‑cum‑first basis.
Special 10% discount for the Adani Group Participant, and concession of 20% in case of nominating more than 3 participants from same organization
