This introduction to corporate finance course provides a comprehensive overview of how financial markets and corporate financial decisions work in real-world business environments. It begins by explaining the key players in corporate finance, including investors, companies, banks, and financial advisors, and how they interact within capital markets. The course explores the business life cycle and the corporate funding life cycle, showing how companies raise capital at different stages of growth through equity and debt financing. It also covers underwriting services and the IPO pricing process, explaining how shares are issued and valued in public markets. A major focus of the course is business valuation, including discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, enterprise value versus equity value, and valuation multiples. It also explains how value drivers impact company performance and pricing decisions. The course then introduces mergers and acquisitions, including deal structuring, financing strategies, leverage, and acquisition valuation techniques. Additional topics include capital structure, debt capacity, and risk-return relationships in corporate finance decisions. By the end of this course, learners gain a strong foundation in corporate finance concepts, valuation methods, and capital market operations, preparing them for advanced studies or careers in finance, investment banking, or corporate strategy.