Global Mergers and Acquisitions

This is the first of two half-semester courses on mergers and acquisitions (M&As). The course provides a broad overview of M&As, and their impact on the shareholder value of bidding and target firms. Apart from valuation issues, the course will emphasize deal design, corporate governance, takeover ...

This introductory level curriculum walks students step-by-step through the M&A process. The curriculum identifies the types of corporations most likely to be M&A players and the types of corporations most likely to be M&A targets.

This course is designed to give the student working familiarity with how a merger or acquisition transaction is negotiated and structured, from inception to post-closing, with a heavy emphasis on how the major deal documents allocate risks between the parties through pricing structure, representati...

The course also analyzes the M&A transaction process through the study of cases. An additional focus will be in the interaction of strategic planning, value planning, financial strategies, and investment decisions.

The intensive course presents the basis for decision-making applications in mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring. The goal is to develop a critical understanding of essential elements and criteria in connection to M&A in a real-world environment through guided lectures, case studies,