Master
2026/2027
Asset Protection: Legal Instruments for Business Resilience
ID 1241658
Type:
Elective course (Strategic Corporate Finance)
Delivered by:
School of Finance
Where:
Faculty of Economic Sciences
When:
2 year, 2 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course focuses on practical approaches to asset protection and corporate control in special situations, such as sanctions regimes, corporate conflicts, asset freezes, and other unusual circumstances.
Learning Objectives
- Понимают, как решения в правовой плоскости влияют на стоимость компании и ее антихрупкость; ▪ Умеют выявлять ключевые правовые риски в финансовых моделях и инвестиционных решениях; ▪ Знают базовые инструменты защиты активов в России и за рубежом; ▪ Понимают роль внешних консультантов и внутренней команды компании при реализации комплексных проектов.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Upon completion of the course, students will: ▪ Understand how legal decisions impact a company's valuation and antifragility; ▪ Be able to identify key legal risks within financial models and investment decisions; ▪ Be familiar with fundamental asset protection tools in Russia and abroad; ▪ Understand the respective roles of external consultants and the internal corporate team in the implementation of complex projects.
Course Contents
- Course Introduction: Structuring Asset Ownership
- Business Restructuring
- Corporate Conflicts and Defense Against Hostile Takeovers
- Sanctions Regimes
- Cross-Border Disputes and International Investigations
- Indirect Instruments of Influence on Business and Defense Strategies in the International Arena
