Introduction to Mergers & Acquisitions - Online Course

Description

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

• Identify common motivations for acquisitions and the reasons why many are unsuccessful

• Evaluate the specific emerging market risk for M&A and learn valuation techniques for special valuation cases

• Identify public companies, comparable companies, comparable acquisitions, and leverage buyout valuations

• Summarise the Discounted Cash Flow approach

• Describe the positive and negative attributes of the M&A methodologies

• Explore the key risks associated with the acquisition process

• Discuss the characteristics of a successful deal

• Identify the steps involved in the acquisition process

• Identify the functional types of mergers

• Describe the differences between buy vs. build synergies

• Explain the 3 ways M&A increases value

• Summarise the top ten buyer motivations for M&A