MFIN 5106 Mergers, Acquisitions, Private Equity, Leveraged Buyouts
This course addresses the financial issues surrounding mergers and acquisitions in the context of legal and governance considerations. Students will focus on strategic purpose and risk, target valuation and due diligence, and integration. The valuation of merger targets will include the use of various metrics and a discussion of the impact on stock prices. Cross-border issues and antitrust issues will also be discussed.