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Course Description

This course teaches the analytical frameworks and tools necessary to successfully execute mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring. You will learn the concept, reasons for doing M&A., different types of transactions, value creation, organic growth, etc. You will learn why each party is involved, buyers, sellers, third party service providers, intermediaries, and capital providers. You will develop a strategic plan for M&A activity and analyze strategic alternative. Understand the M&A due diligence process and develop your due diligence skills, business valuation techniques, Learn how to best protect shareholder value during M&A, understand the use of M&A by large public corporations, privately-held middle-market firms, and private equity firms, learn a playbook of M&A best practices.

Learner Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Understand the fundamentals of mergers and acquisitions.
• Explain key concepts and operations within the mergers and acquisitions
market.
• Pose insightful questions aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of effective
strategies in mergers and acquisitions.

Prerequisites

ECON X499.1, ECON X499.2, & ECON X499.4

To enroll in Strategic Investments elective courses, students must have completed ECON X499.1, ECON X499.2, and ECON X499.4 with a grade C or better. 

If you have substituted ECON X499.1 with a ECON 134A please email your unofficial transcript to help@professional.ucsb.edu for assistance.  

Concurrent Enrollment Permissible: If you have already enrolled in ECON X499.1 / ECON X499.2 / ECON X499.4 and wish to register before the courses have completed, please contact PaCE Support at 805-893-4200 to bypass the prerequisite.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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