Who Should Attend?
- Business development officers
- Chief financial officers and finance directors
- Business analysts
- Division and unit heads pursuing acquisitions
- Leadership teams or board members involved in selling a company
“The program and professor provided me with a deep understanding of the real-world application of finance to the deal-making process. This excellent program gives you a thorough understanding of essentials such as valuation and due diligence, but it also provides you with the fundamentals of integration, which is vital to understanding the M&A process and the impact it has on a business.”
Allison Dewan
General Employment Enterprises, Inc.
Cases
Loews Corporation: Corporate Strategy as a Portfolio
Loews Corporation was looking at purchasing properties from Dominion Resources, and as a member of the strategy committee, you must determine if it is a good idea. First, you will determine whether it makes sound strategical sense to expand, and if so, is Dominion's asking price appropriate, or too high?
Buffet's Bid for Media General's Newspapers
You'll use techniques learned in this class to determine whether this was a smart deal for Berkshire Hathaway to offer, and if Media General should accept this deal, or continue searching for other options.
M&A in Wine Country
This interactive online simulation will have you take the role of one of three companies. Using secret information, financial forecasts and directions from the board of directors, you will work to get the best deal possible.