Mergers and Acquisitions: Free Cash Flow Modeling

FutureLearn Mergers and Acquisitions: Free Cash Flow Modeling

Platform
FutureLearn
Provider
New York Institute of Finance
Effort
4 hours/week
Length
3 weeks
Language
English
Cost
£252
Credentials
Paid Certificate Available
Part of
Course Link
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/mergers-acquisitions-cashflow-modeling
Overview
Learn how to use free cash flow modeling
This course looks at how to use free cash flow concepts to analyse and evaluate corporate performance in order to make better capital budgeting and acquisition decisions.

You’ll get an introduction to free cash flow and its components and learn about cost of capital. You’ll also look at how free cash flow can be used in acquisitions, and explore some common implementation issues.

This course is ideal for financial analysts and associates. It is also suitable for directors and managers who have transitioned, or hope to transition, to mergers and acquisitions from other areas, such as equities or fixed income.

To get the most from this course you will need a good knowledge of financial analysis and MS Excel.

What topics will you cover?
Week 1 - Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow components and the objective of the firm

Week 2 - Capital and Modified Free Cash Flow

The cost of capital, capital budgeting using free cash flow, and modified free cash flow

Week 3 - Evaluating & Integrating Acquisitions

Using free cash flow to evaluate acquisition opportunities, and the integration of acquisitions and its issues

Taught by
Fiona R

[parsehtml]<a class="button" style="height: 100%; padding:14px 14px 14px 14px !important; color: white; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px;" href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/mergers-acquisitions-cashflow-modeling"target="_blank">Go To Course</a>[/parsehtml]
Author
FutureLearn
Views
788
First release
Last update
Rating
0.00 star(s) 0 ratings
Top