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Overview
This M and A - Concepts and Theories course is part of the New York Institute of Finance’s popular Mergers & Acquisitions Professional Certificate program.
You will learn about buyer strategies, how M&A can increase business value, and how to start the acquisition process, as well as identify successful acquisitions.
Taught by instructors with decades of experience on Wall Street, this M&A course will equip analysts and associates with the skills they need to rise to employment in the M&A field.
Additionally, directors and managers who have transitioned, or hope to transition, to M&A from other areas such as equities or fixed income can use this course to eliminate skill gaps.
What you'll learn
- Recognize the common motivations for acquisitions and the reasons many are unsuccessful.
- Identify the methods of structuring a business acquisition.
- Evaluate the intrinsic and relative valuation methods for target companies.
Programme Structure
Courses Include:
Session 1: Overview and Buyer Strategies
- Lesson 1: Global M&A
- Lesson 2: Emerging Market M&A Issues
- Lesson 3: The Buyer’s Viewpoint
- Lesson 4: Three Ways M&A can Increases Value
- Lesson 5: Buy vs. Build Synergies
Session 2: Finding a Deal
- Lesson 1: Starting the Acquisition Process
- Lesson 2: Characteristics of Successful Acquisitions
- Lesson 3: Key Risks and Failed Deals: Case Study
Session 3: Pricing the Deal
- Lesson 1: Valuation: Approaches and Methodologies
- Lesson 2: Discounted Cash Flow Approach
- Lesson 3: Public Companies
- Lesson 4: Comparable Acquisitions and Leveraged Buyout Valuation
Session 4: Special Valuation Cases
- Lesson 1: Emerging Markets
- Lesson 2: Money-losing or Erratic Track Records
- Lesson 3: Industry Specific Multiples
- Lesson 4: Natural Resource Companies
- Lesson 5: Speculative Hi-tech Firms
- Lesson 6: Sum of the parts Companies with Several Different Business Lines
- Lesson 7: M&A Free Cash Flow Analysis
- Lesson 8: Premiums and Discounts
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 1 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Campus Location
- Portland, United States
Disciplines
Economics Finance View 127 other Short Courses in Finance in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
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Tuition Fees
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Applies to youNon-residents50 USD / full≈ 50 USD / full - Out-of-State50 USD / full≈ 50 USD / full
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- Limited access:free
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