Mergers and Acquisitions

Catalog description

The mission of this course is to survey the drivers of success in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and develop students' skills in the design and evaluation of these transactions. The course will combine a survey of mergers and acquisitions, an investment banking product-training class for associates, and a case study. We will focus on the type of merger most class participants will potentially be involved with - the acquisition of a modest-sized private company by a larger private company, or by a mid-size public company. At the same time, due to the availability of date, much of the case material relates to larger public-to-public transactions. We will use these cases to illustrate major points applicable across a range of transactions.