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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study, Virtual Classroom | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Mergers and Acquisitions (Online) certification is an 8 weeks course made by the Columbia Business School Executive Education in association with Emeritus. This is a course where only online, and live sessions are conducted by the faculty. This eight-week immersive course will help in addressing the concepts with knowledge checks, peer interaction, analysis of case study, and live sessions that are hosted by the senior lecturer Donna Hitscherich of Columbia Business School.
Mergers and Acquisitions (Online) training is for senior-level executives, managers who are middle level, and legal advisors who have relevant experience in the fields of finance, investment management or capital markets. Upon completion, all the students who have been successful will be granted a certificate of participation. Finally, with this course, the candidates will be learning a proven framework of offence, and defence so that the strategy, legal components, execution, and risks associated with the M&A programme
The Highlights
- 8 weeks course
- Only online sessions
- 4-6 hours every week
- Certificate of completion
- Renowned Faculty
Programme Offerings
- 8 Weeks Course
- online programme
- online learning
- Weekly Assignments
- case study
- live sessions
- Peer discussion
- Feedback sessions
- Program Support Team
- Mobile Learning App
- a course completion certificate
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Columbia Business School, New York |
The Mergers and Acquisitions (Online) certification fee by Emeritus is US$3,500 where referral discounts may be allowed for up to US$3,50.
Mergers and Acquisitions (Online) Fee Structure
Description | Amount in USD |
Programme Fee | US$3,256 |
Referral Discount | US$350 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification qualifying details
When students have finished their case studies and weekly assignments, they will receive a participation certificate from Columbia Business School Executive Education.
What you will learn
With the Mergers and Acquisitions (Online) certification syllabus, the candidates will:
- The candidates will be diving deep into the process of Mergers and Acquisitions through transactions.
- These candidates will analyse the different strategic concepts required for transactions M&A.
- The candidates can learn the best practices of deal documentation, due diligence, and transactions that help structure transactions of M&A.
- The M&A process’s valuation role can be examined, and the maths behind it.
- These participants will be explaining how to capture the values of M&A including cost revenue.
- The candidates can evaluate the parties, and real-world mergers and acquisitions.
Who it is for
The certificate course will be fruitful for those who have some extra knowledge in topics like capital asset pricing models, discounted cash flow models, risk and return, and more. Also, the candidate’s profiles are:
- Senior executives
- Chief executive officer
- Chief investment officer
- Chief financial officer
- Chief operating officer
- Corporate vice president
- Consulting director
- Founder
- Director of financial reporting/financial services/regulatory
- Affairs/Risk management
Mid-Level Managers like:
- Financial analyst
- Actuary
- CPA/Accountant
- Acquisition/Equity manager
- Investment manager
Consultants, Legal Counsel, and Advisors like:
- Management consultant
- Paralegal
- Attorney
- Financial advisor
- Investment banker
- Private banker
Admission Details
Here is the Mergers and Acquisitions (Online)classes admission process:
Step 1: Visit the official site: https://online1.gsb.columbia.edu/mergers-acquisitions/.
Step 2: After scrolling to the bottom end of the page, and finding the ‘Apply Now’ button, it can be clicked.
Step 3: Next, new personal accounts on the Emeritus have to be created.
Step 4: After accounts have been made, and then used for logging in, the fee needs to be cleared off.
Step 5: The admission is dependent on the timing of the fee submission.
Application Details
An application form is a detailed form wherein the students are asked some amount of details reading the personal field, professional field, and academic field. The asked details may include name, address of communication, academic history, the current organisation associated with, and more.
The Syllabus
- Review the key terminology involved with M&A
- Learn the five-point framework for remaining disciplined during the M&A process
- Describe the methodologies and factors for determining the value of a transaction and a target's worth
- Explain the role of valuation in the M&A process
Examine the six key topics to be addressed in the M&A process:
-Strategic alternatives
-Screening candidates
-Valuation, synergies, and Pro-forma analysis
-Interloper analysis
-Form of consideration
-Tactical approach issues and Plan B
- Analyze the strategic rationale for and against the transaction from a target's perspective and an acquirer's perspective in a given M&A case
- Discuss the market reaction and stock development following a hostile offer and how it
- influences the benefit of the bargain for the acquirer
- Examine the different needs and considerations of two types of buyers: strategic buyers and financial buyers
- Analyze the initial offer in terms of the current market value and the form of consideration
- Describe the different valuation ranges implied by valuation methodologies
- Examine the projected synergies to determine whether the transaction will add value and discuss the premium offered (initial bid versus final bid)
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the form of consideration offered in each case from the perspective of the acquirer and the target
- Develop and discuss the ‘football field of value’ offered by different valuation methods
Review the most common “deal math” calculations for an M&A transaction including:
-Premium
-Fully diluted shares outstanding (FDSO)
-Transaction values
-Transaction multiples
-Transaction exchange ratio/Pro-forma ownership (only in-stock deals)
-Contribution analysis (only in-stock deals)
-Merger consequences (and synergies necessary to cure dilution)
- Analyze the form of consideration and exchange ratio and the resulting Pro-forma ownership offered by the acquirer
- Calculate the transaction equity value at the time of the exchange offer, the transaction exchange ratio, and the Pro-forma ownership of the target’s stakeholders in the NewCo
- Explain the due diligence process—including financial, legal, and commercial—and its role in ensuring that both parties can protect their benefit of the bargain
- Analyze the due diligence assessment in an M&A transaction
- Examine the impact of the acquirer's role in the transaction on the quality of the synergy projection and deal valuation
- Analyze how the acquirer and target protect their benefit of the bargain
- Discuss the scope, the purpose, and the pros and cons of the confidentiality agreement versus the letter of intent
- Describe the principles and mechanics of deal documentation and learn about various transaction structures, including direct mergers, triangular mergers, consolidations, and asset sales
- Discuss corporate governance issues in the merger
- Analyze the deal documentation of a transaction and how the two parties protect their benefit of the bargain (for both public and private company deals)
- Discuss the representations and warranties, the conduct of business prior to closing, and the closing conditions for the final merger agreement
- Explain when and why a merger agreement should include an indemnification provision
- Explain the regulatory approvals required for the closing of the transaction
- Discuss some of the key questions that both parties must address throughout the M&A process and some guidelines for friendly deals versus hostile deals
- Identify the ten key concepts of M&A and the key financial perspective
- Analyze the role of different players in the M&A landscape, their interests, and their 'benefit of the bargain,' including:
-Shareholders
-Board of directors
-Investment bankers
-Sell-side analysts
-Activists and institutions
-Arbitrageurs
- Examine the defense strategies used by the target for an unsolicited offer and the acquiror's
- response to the defense measures
- Examine the fiduciary duty of the board of directors of both parties in the takeover process
- Explain the process of merger consequences analysis to assess the impact of the transaction
- General questions about merger agreements, valuation, and due diligence
- The Kenneth Cole Productions case that includes reference documents (e.g., Schedule
- 14A) and presentations from the financial advisor
Instructors
Columbia Business School, New York Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
No, the certificate has no additional associated cost.
Yes, through the mobile learning app, students can learn everything.
GST charges are only applicable to the residents of Singapore.
For groups, a discount of 20% is what they shall receive.
The number of hours required is 4-6.