{"id":32315,"date":"2024-05-28T11:04:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factris.com\/?page_id=32315"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T11:12:09","slug":"knowledge-base-corporate-finance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.factris.com\/en\/knowledge-base\/corporate-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate finance (Knowledge base)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factris.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\"><strong>Corporate finance (Knowledge base)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-corporate-finance\">What is corporate finance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corporate finance refers to the process of obtaining and managing financial resources to finance a company&#8217;s operations. It includes all the financial decisions a company makes, such as raising capital (for example through loans or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factris.com\/en\/news\/alternative-forms-of-financing\/\">alternative forms of financing<\/a><\/span>), investing money, managing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factris.com\/en\/knowledge-base\/cash-flow\">cash flows<\/a><\/span> and determining the optimal capital structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corporate finance is essential to a company&#8217;s success as it provides the basis for investment, growth, expansion, and meeting commitments. It also includes risk management and determining the profitability of various investment opportunities. 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