Mergers & Acquisitions


Creating Shareholder Value

May 3–4, 2010
 
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Overview

Ranging from the largest multi-national corporations to smaller private and regional companies, firms operating in today's challenging business climate continue to see significant merger and acquisition activity. Now more than ever, senior managers who are responsible for evaluating M&A initiatives must be able to utilize the full range of analytical tools available to them.


 

Executive Education's Mergers & Acquisitions program explores the key components of an M&A transaction - environment, process, valuation, accounting, tax, and legal - by continually emphasizing a financial perspective that is always mindful of creating shareholder value.


Objectives
  • Identify critical steps of the M&A process from identifying potential acquisitions through valuation and the completion of the deal.
  • Provide a reliable, flexible framework for analyzing, valuing, and executing mergers and acquisitions that is consistent with the organization's objective of creating shareholder value.
  • Understand the M&A process from both a buyer's and seller's perspective
  • Identify current trends, developments, legal implications, and valuation technologies associated with merger and acquisition activities.
  • Develop practical tools and techniques that your organization can implement immediately.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for senior managers who, as part of their current or future duties, are responsible for the merger/acquisition and strategic alliance decisions and activities of the firm. CEOs, CFOs, COOs, division and business unit heads, and executives responsible for the areas of finance, strategy, law, and business development are encouraged to attend.


Key Topics

Trends

  • Merger and acquisition activity
  • Growth drivers
  • Financing and forms of payment

Finance

  • Modern acquisition valuation techniques
  • Valuing synergies
  • Financing decisions

Strategy

  • Identifying targets/merger candidates
  • Evaluating potential synergies
  • Negotiations

Legal Issues

  • Due diligence
  • Tax implications
  • Transaction documentation

Tuition

$2,500


Quantity Discount
 

A discount of 15% will apply to registrations of three (3) or more people from the same company registering as a group for the same specific program. Please note that this offer is contingent upon all registrants enrolling in the same program having the same start date. Program cancellations and program transfers affecting the minimum number of people enrolled in the program for which the discount applied will void the discount.

 
Cancellation / Transfer Policy


Location
Executive Education
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota