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Understand the key principles driving corporations, of all sizes, seeking growth though mergers & acquisitions.
Understand, the strategic imperatives behind M&A activity.
Compare the differences between a "trade buyer" and a PE buyer.
Identify the unique financial dynamics of early stage ventures compared with established companies.
Articulate the rationale of mergers and acquisitions, and explore the specific valuation and strategic fit challenges by which an early-stage venture will be acquired by a larger corporation.
The topics we will cover:
• Finding Candidates
• Preliminary Negotiations
• Advisors
• Integration Planning
• The Target
• Valuation (we will expand on the book material)
• Negotiation
• Sale & Purchase Agreements
• Strategy
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 75 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 75 |
Lectures | 22 |
Total | 172 |
You are expected to be familiar with Finance as a discipline. An understanding of management accounting would be useful (for estimating cash flows). Students undertaking one of the Finance MSc degrees will meet this recommendation.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Each group will work on a list of mergers in an industry and present their work. More details will be shared on Brightspace. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Essay: Individual final report will consists of a write up of applying all the concepts learned in the class on a merger. More details will be shared on Brightspace. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback will be given on a group basis for group assignments. For individual assignments, individual feedback will be given. In line with academic regulations, no feedback will be given for the final assignment of the module. Grade feedback will not be given.