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.
Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Valuation and Pricing
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Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Valuation and Pricing
This course is part of Mergers and Acquisitions Specialization
Instructor: Heitor Almeida
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What you'll 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
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Reviewed on Nov 14, 2022
course is well laid out -- the professor did a great job at explaining the material and was able to take the student through it in a way that made it very understandable. highly recommend
KR
Reviewed on May 11, 2023
The certificate does not specify the name of the candidate. Otherwise a good course. Learned a lot!
BM
Reviewed on Apr 7, 2025
Excellent coverage of valuation and finance fundamentals for M&A. Thanks!
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