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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Corporate Bankruptcy and Reorganization (curr. LP)

Semester 1 · 25414 · Master in Accounting and Finance · 6CP · IT


The course gives an overview of Italian insolvency law, with a special focus on the out-of-court and in-court
restructuring practices of financially distressed companies.

Lecturers: Peter Agstner

Teaching Hours: 36
Lab Hours: -
Mandatory Attendance: Recommended, but not required

Course Topics
Insolvency law Out-of-court restructuring procedures Private or consumer insolvency

Teaching format
Frontal lectures, con class discussion

Educational objectives
ILO (Intended Learning Outcomes) ILO 1 – Knowledge and Understanding: ILO 1.1 Knowledge of economic-business models and tools for managing companies, whether family-owned or small-sized, as well as internationally scaled enterprises. ILO 1.2 Knowledge of the design and management of institutional and organizational structures related to corporate governance systems ILO 1.3 Knowledge of business tools and processes developed to recognize, understand, and guide change and manage the impact of transitions on the organization ILO 1.4 Knowledge of strategies for efficient communication within the organization and toward various stakeholders ILO 1.5 Knowledge of Management topics that characterize the profession of financial analyst, portfolio manager, risk manager, and consultant ILO 1.6 Knowledge of tax law principles for defining the company’s fiscal policy, including from an international perspective ILO 2 – Applying Knowledge and Understanding: ILO 2.1 Ability to evaluate and decide on the legal form of the organization, also in relation to interactions with its stakeholders. ILO 2.2 Ability to engage and interact critically and competently with professionals in corporate and tax law ILO 3 – Making Judgments: ILO 3.1 Ability to apply acquired knowledge to make strategic and operational decisions and to solve administration and finance problems in companies, intermediaries, and financial markets, considering multiple perspectives of analysis simultaneously, from economic to legal, financial, strategic, and managerial ILO 4 – Communication Skills: ILO 4 Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, the specialized content of individual disciplines, using different registers depending on the audience and the communicative and educational purposes, and to evaluate the educational impact of such communication ILO 5 – Learning Skills: ILO 5.1 Ability to frame a new problem systematically and generate appropriate taxonomies

Assessment
Written exam; possibility of mid-term exam (ILOs assessed 1-5)

Evaluation criteria
Open questions (max 24/30): each answer gets 0 to 8 points Practical case (max 6/30): the solution gets 0 to 6 points

Required readings

Will be delivered at the beginning of the course




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