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Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Valuation and Pricing

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Price

Free

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Level

INTERMEDIATE

Duration

17 h 30 min

About this course

This course teaches how to value and price M&A deals and to choose the optimal financing mix for an M&A deal. The course focuses on all the major types of M&A deals including strategic M&A, private equity leveraged buyouts (LBOs), and restructuring deals such as spinoffs and asset transfers.

What you will learn

  • Use valuation tools to find and design value-enhancing M&A deals.
  • Forecast cash flows and estimate discount rates using real world data.
  • Determine the net present value (NPV) of an M&A deal for both the acquirer and the target.
  • Value M&A synergies using both the management and the market’s perspectives