Mergers and Acquisitions

It’s time for the ultimate M&A master class. Welcome to a new kind of program at SMU Cox. We’re delivering practical intellectual stimulation that satisfies your academic curiosity and balances theory with ready-to-use insights.

You get the academic rigor you expect plus interactive exercises, real-world case studies and lessons from leading industry practitioners that help you turn ideas into action.

This results-focused balance begins with leadership from Associate Dean Shane Goodwin, Ph.D., a former investment banker with more than 20 years of M&A experience on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup.

In addition to our own expert faculty, Dr. Goodwin has tapped the unmatched SMU Cox network for M&A experts from Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Bain & Company, Evercore, PepsiCo, McDermott Will & Emery and Kimberly-Clark, plus former strategy consultants from McKinsey.

Benefits

• Develop a strategic plan for M&A activity and analyze strategic alternatives

• Understand the M&A due diligence process and develop your due diligence skills

• Master business valuation techniques

• Structure the deal to minimize tax consequences and maximize legal benefits

• Implement a strategy for integration and restructuring

• Learn how to best protect shareholder value during M&A negotiations

• Understand the use of M&A by large public corporations, privately held middle-market firms and private equity firms

• Learn how shareholder activists affect M&A deals

• Master the playbook of M&A best practices

Who Should Attend

Leadership teams and board members involved in growing a company through M&A or selling a company

• Private company owners

• Corporate directors

• Chief financial officers and finance directors

• Business development officers

• Business analysts

• Division and unit heads pursuing acquisitions