This course will familiarize students with the financial, legal and strategic issues associated with
both corporate and governmental restructurings. The main focus will be on the restructuring of
financially distressed firms with particular emphasis on the negotiations between stakeholders to
convert existing claims into securities of the reorganized firm. The course will begin with a review
of the basics of corporate distress: how firms get into financial trouble, warning signs, balance
sheet composition and risk, and cost of both debt and equity capital. The course will include
discussions of operational restructuring techniques which can be used to avoid or at least mitigate
the need for balance sheet restructurings.
Division: Finance
Prerequisite
Complete ANY of the following Courses
Spring 2026
B8443 - 001
Part of Term
MBA - A Term
Section Syllabus
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Section Notes
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all CBS students who are enrolled, on the waitlist, or hoping to add the course during Add/Drop.
Format
A Term
Day(s)
Date(s)
Start/End Time
Room
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Thursday 01/26/2026 - 03/06/2026 6:00PM - 9:15PM Kravis 440
B8443 - 002
Format
B Term
Day(s)
Date(s)
Start/End Time
Room
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Monday 03/23/2026 - 05/01/2026 9:00AM - 12:15PM Kravis 680
Spring 2025
B8443 - 001
Part of Term
MBA - A Term
Section Syllabus
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Section Notes
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
Format
A Term
Day(s)
Date(s)
Start/End Time
Room
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Thursday 01/27/2025 - 03/07/2025 6:00PM - 9:15PM Geffen 520
Spring 2024
B8443 - 001
Format
A Term
Day(s)
Date(s)
Start/End Time
Room
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Thursday 01/22/2024 - 03/01/2024 6:00PM - 9:15PM Kravis 620