Mergers and Acquisitions/The Deal Cycle

Welcome to M&A and the Deal Cycle, M&A 5200. This course is designed to introduce the student to essential concepts and cycles of mergers and acquisitions.

Course Outline

 * Course Outline Course Outline & Syllabus

Sessions

 * Session 1: Basic Principles and Concepts
 * Session 2: Building Your Team
 * Session 3: Screening Prospects and Potential Candidates
 * Session 4: Initial Negotiations and Letter of Intent
 * Session 5: Due Diligence and Valuations
 * Session 6: Finalizing the Deal
 * Session 7: Closing the Deal
 * Session 8: Postmortem Analysis

Required Reading

 * HBR: Mergers and Acquisitions
 * Wikipedia book on Mergers and Acquisitions

Suggested Reading

 * The Art of M&A Due Diligence


 * M&A Ukraine