FINS5538 Takeovers, Restructuring and Corporate Governance (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
FINS5538 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the UNSW Business School in School of Banking and Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 收购、重组与公司治理
Type: Postgraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Banking and Finance
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Postgraduate Level 5
Handbook year: 2026
This course comprises a complete, yet concise synthesis of the recent available literature and professional practices in the areas of takeovers, restructurings and corporate governance within a logical, analytical framework. Topics covered include the strategic rationale for business combinations; legal and commercial aspects of takeovers in Australia and the US; transaction structuring and financing; takeover tactics and defence; valuation and pricing of targets; and othe…
FINS5538 has 1 scored review: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (3.0/5 overall).
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is FINS5538 hard?
A: Students rate FINS5538's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is FINS5538 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINS5538, and when is it offered?
A: FINS5538 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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