mergers & acquisitions

Overview In this course you will learn how to use key finance principles to understand and measure business success and to identify and promote true value creation. You will learn how to use accounting information to form key financial ratios to measure a company’s financial health and to manage...

Overview Offering an intensive introduction to the complex world of M&A, this course will provide an invaluable foundation in strategy, regulation, finding a deal, corporate valuation, and more. You will learn about buyer strategies, how M&A can increase business value, and how to start the...

Overview If your goal is a career on a broker-dealer’s M&A desk, this is the course for you! This course will dive deeper into advanced M&A topics. We’ll look at the list of synergies developed by the Investment Bank and buyer and learn about the various sources to finance M&A. We’ll also look...

Overview Learn exactly how and why different M&A deals come together, and how to determine the ideal capital structure for every deal in which you participate. In this course, we will look at the various corporate documents involved in the M&A process and understand the purpose of the...

Overview One of the primary functions of a broker-dealer’s M&A desk is advisory services – consulting clients as they seek to grow through M&A. In this course, you will learn to use the Free Cash Flow metric to evaluate acquisition opportunities. You will learn about the components of Free Cash...

Overview In this course, you will learn how to apply accounting and federal income tax principles to project earnings and cash flows, specifically of the post-combination entity. To drive concepts home, you will work on real world examples and journal entries for common to complex M&A...