M&A Training Course
The Core Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Skills training course is a three day programme that teaches all the commercial and technical skills executives need to complete profitable mergers and acquisitions transactions in a corporate environment.
This integrated mergers and acquisitions training course is designed specifically to meet the needs of executives working inside multinational enterprises, and introduces delegates to best practice in each of the core areas of mergers and acquisitions activity.
The course is taught by tutors with hands-on experience gained as part of management teams making successful acquisitions – not by academics or professional advisors with third party experience. This means that the course, as well as being academically rigorous, is rich with case studies and real world examples based on our tutor’s practical mergers and acquisitions experience.
Level: Entry level to Intermediate
CPD: 21 CPD hours
DATES
London: March 25-27 / May 20-22, 2019 / July 15-17, 2019
Dubai: April 7-9, 2019 / June 23-25, 2019
Singapore: March 18-20, 2019 / June 10-12, 2019
COST
London: £2000 plus VAT (20%) Note: Delegates from outside the European Union can reclaim VAT.
Dubai: US$3000
Singapore: US$3000
LOCATIONS
London: Institute of Dirctors, Pall Mall, central London
Dubai: Hyatt Regency, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singapore: Grand Hyatt Singapore, Singapore
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN AT AN M&A TRAINING COURSE?
Delegates learn how to:
- Align mergers and acquisitions activity with commercial and financial strategy;
- Research and approach quality acquisition targets;
- Generate a flow of deals;
- Arrive at sensible valuations and calculate deal returns;
- Structure deals to manage risk and apply effective negotiation strategies;
- Run high quality due diligence processes;
- Achieve synergies in full using a structured approach to post-acquisition integration.
COURSE CONTENTS
Module 1 – Linking M&A to Strategy
Understanding M&A implications of corporate strategy;
Developing acquisition criteria from corporate strategy
Evaluating different vectors for expansion by M&A.
Module 2 – Deal Origination
Organising for M&A activity;
Researching potential targets;
Effective approaches to sourcing deals;
Types of transaction process and their implications.
Module 3 – Business Valuation and Business Case
Business valuation by multiples;
Business valuation by DCF;
Calculating strategic deal value;
Qualitative impacts on valuation and offer price;
Using payment strategies and deal structures to bridge valuation gaps;
Contents of an effective M&A business case.
Module 4 – Due Diligence
Organising and managing an M&A deal team;
Focusing due diligence resources on key risks;
Key issues in commercial due diligence;
Key issues in financial due diligence;
Key issues in operational and regulatory due diligence;
Evaluating and managing post-merger integration risk.
Module 5 – Contract Negotiation & Deal Structure
Contents and purpose of the Sale and Purchase Agreement;
Understanding the implications of asset deals and share deals;
Key issues in Supply Agreements;
Key issues in Group Service Agreements.
Module 6 – Post Merger Integration
Why do some integrations fail?;
Setting up and controlling an effective integration project;
Key issues in people selection and cultural due diligence;
Customer, channel and pricing issues when merging sales operations;
Delivering operational synergies.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND AN M&A TRAINING COURSE?
This course is designed for corporate executives involved in leading, originating, negotiating and integrating business acquisitions and disposals.
Typical delegates are:
- Chief Executive Officers, Vice Presidents, Managing Directors and General Managers;
- Commercial/Business Development Directors and Managers;
- Chief Financial Officers, Finance Directors, Financial Controllers, Finance Managers;
- HR Directors and Managers;
- Corporate Development Officers and Directors.
- Members of corporate mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and strategy teams.
WHO ARE OUR CLIENTS?
Here are just a few of the global corporations that have sent senior executives to the Mergers and Acquisitions Core Skills training course:
WHAT DO OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT THE COURSE?
Here are just a few of the positive reviews for the Mergers and Acquisitions Core Skills training course from senior executives:
“The personal credibility of the tutor was crucial to the course. It is obvious he is very experienced indeed in M&A activities and this brings real relevance to the training. His ‘war stories’ bought the training alive.”
VP Strategic Development, Ericsson“
The training was very useful and informative. The course covered theory with practice. We had chances to discuss and ask the particular questions during the course which made it quite flexible.”
Business Development Manager, ABB Turbo Systems
“An excellent course. Just what I needed to get me started in this new area of expertise. The practical examples and a host of useful tools to use in future deals, plus the obvious real world experience of the tutor, were especially impressive.”
Commercial Manager, Dong Energy
