FI/BS 358 - Mergers and Acquisitions

The course highlights firms’ growth strategies and processes of mergers & acquisitions. The course demonstrates why M&A are at the intersection of 3 main areas: strategy, finance, and management. It also focuses on target and synergies financial valuation. To do so, students will discover both direct and indirect methodologies. Those methodologies rely on both DCF and non-DCF models. Finally, students will examine case studies on M&A failures and markets reaction to a takeover.