Mergers & Acquisition: Concepts and Theories Advanced Topics
Learn advanced M&A topics like financing the deal and financial accounting with M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics course by edX.
Intermediate
Online
4 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
If your career goal is to become an M&A broker-dealer, then the M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics programme is for you. This 4-week training programme in Business & Management dives deeper into more advanced M&A topics. During the course, you will learn about various M&A financing sources and also take a look at the list of synergies built by the Investment Bank and buyers.
The M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics online course also touches upon the steps involved in the sale process, what is meant by “First Offer”, and how to disclose an acquisition. The course ends with a lesson on the various types of takeover defences. This training course is NYIF’s Mergers & Acquisitions Professional Certificate programme.
After course completion, you will also receive an M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics certification. You can easily improve your employability quotient and showcase your M&A skills with this certificate. As for the difficulty, this is an intermediate-level programme. There are 2 tracks that Edx offers and candidates can choose only 1 track to complete the course. The names of these tracks are audit and verified tracks. Both these tracks give access to the course materials but the verified track has unlimited access to the course whereas limited access is offered if the verified track is chosen by the candidates.
The Highlights
- Offered by New York Institute of Finance
- Business and Management course
- No prerequisites
- Case studies
- Video lectures in English
- English transcripts and subtitles
- One-two hours of commitment required per week
- Four-week course
Programme Offerings
- Expert Faculty
- Offered by New York Institute of Finance
- Self-paced learning
- English transcripts and subtitles
- Case Studies
- Business and management course
- Four-week course
Courses and Certificate Fees
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Eligibility Criteria
The M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics does not require you to fulfil any dedicated prerequisite criteria.
What you will learn
Once you have completed the M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics syllabus, you will be an expert in concepts like:
- Seller’s viewpoint in an M&A deal
- Hostile takeover defences
- M&A Financial Accounting and Projections
- The sale process
- How to finance a deal
Admission Details
Step 1. Go to the program URL to open the M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics program webpage.
Step 2. Select the ‘Enrol Now’ prompt located on top.
Step 3. Sign in or register by providing relevant details.
Step 4. Click on the ‘Enrol Now’ link to proceed further.
Step 5. Pay the course fee using a transaction method of your choice.
Step 7. Begin learning.
Application Details
The M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics programme has no application form for admission. You can participate in the course easily by logging in to edX’s website and signing up for a profile. While creating a new profile, you need to provide basic details like your full name, email address, country name and username.
Finally, you must create a unique password to sign in securely. Alternatively, you can sign up through your social credentials, such as a Facebook account, Apple ID, Microsoft ID, or Google account.
The Syllabus
- Lesson 1: M&A Financial Accounting and Projections: Overview
- Lesson 2: Coming Up with Realistic Assumptions
- Case Studies
- Lesson 1: M&A Finance Sources
- Lesson 2: New Debt
- Lesson 3: New Equity
- Lesson 4: Contingent Payment
- Lesson 1: The Seller’s Viewpoint
- Lesson 2: Using an Investment Bank
- Lesson 3: The Sale Process
- Case Studies
- Lesson 1: First Offer
- Lesson 2: Disclosure of Acquisitions
- Lesson 3: Hostile Takeover Defenses
- Lesson 4: Private Equity
Instructors
New York Institute of Finance, New York Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Jeff Hooke, from the New York Institute of Finance, will teach this programme.
The M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics falls under the discipline of Business and Management.
No prior knowledge is necessary to participate in the M&A Concepts and Theories: Advanced Topics certification course.
You need to put in at least one-two hours per week to finish the course satisfactorily.