The program is designed for all those who need to understand the M and A market and how transactions are structured. Its aim is to provide, to explain the M and A process for both public and private transactions and to identify why most deals fail and only some are successful. It focuses on the M and A strategies and the impact on the procedures, due diligence issues and a thorough evaluation of the technical and matrix driven decision trees one has to work through when dealing with potential transactions.

By attending this programme, you:

• Understand the rationale of M and A compared with organic growth or joint ventures
• Be aware of the critical importance of synergies
• Know how due diligence should be carried out to minimize problems
• Understand the alternatives for structuring and financing transactions
• Understand the process of buying and selling a private companies
• Develop a Financial Model to evaluate opportunities

Course Agenda Highlights

• Rationale for corporate Growth by Take-over’s
• The Rationale  for specific transactions: Synergies and Benefits
• Due Diligence Friendly and Hostile Deals
• Planning for M and A
• Structuring Transactions: Valuing and Financing  the Transaction
• Post-merger integration
• How Does the Integration Process Affect Value Creation?
• Post merger integration: lessons to be learned
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Public Company Take-overs
• Public Offers the Rules
• Public Offers: the Timetables
• Public Offers: Bidder Strategies and Tactics (recommended and hostile bids )Public Offers: Target Strategies and Tactics (hostile bids)
• Private Transactions: Setting the scene
• Key aspects (acquisition versus disposing)
• Private Transactions: the 4 Key Stages (sell-side)
• Private Transaction the documentation