University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mergers and Acquisitions Specialization
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Mergers and Acquisitions Specialization

Learn to execute successful M&A strategies. Learners will be able to gain a wholistic understanding of how successful M&A deals are structured and executed to create value for the organization

Oktay Urcan
Robert Metzger
James Bertram

Instructors: Oktay Urcan

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Specialization - 6 course series

Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Valuation and Pricing

Course 117 hours4.7 (246 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Use valuation tools to find and design value-enhancing M&A deals.

  • Forecast cash flows and estimate discount rates using real world data.

  • Determine the net present value (NPV) of an M&A deal for both the acquirer and the target.

  • Value M&A synergies using both the management and the market’s perspectives

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Mergers And Acquisitions (M&A)
Category: Private Equity
Category: Investment Banking
Category: Taxes
Category: Tax
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Accounting
Category: Consolidation
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Financial Statement
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Corporate Accouting
Category: Corporate Accounting
Category: Financial Accounting
Category: Corporate Tax

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate the impact of an M&A deal on financial statements.

  • Incorporate the effect of large changes in leverage in the cost of capital and stock price.

  • Determine the optimal financing mix for an M&A deal.

  • Estimate the impact of an M&A deal on a company’s capital structure.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Balance Sheet
Category: Mergers And Acquisitions (M&A)
Category: Equities
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Financial Accounting
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Investment
Category: Income Statement
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Accounting
Category: Investments
Category: Consolidation

Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations

Course 38 hours4.8 (29 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Account for and interpret economic events and transactions related to inter-corporate investments.

  • Account for and interpret economic events and transactions related to consolidations.

  • Account for and interpret economic events and transactions related to special considerations such as bargain purchase and earnouts.

  • Account for and interpret economic events and transactions related to special types of inter-corporate investments such as reverse acquisitions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Investment Banking
Category: Private Equity
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Tax
Category: Mergers And Acquisitions
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Accounting
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Leveraged Buyout
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Valuation
Category: Financial Management
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Capital Structure
Category: Corporate Tax
Category: Corporate Strategy

What you'll learn

  • Account for and interpret economic events and transactions related to special types of divestitures including spinoffs and equity carveouts.

  • Account for and interpret economic events and transactions related to corporate reorganizations such as leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations.

  • Account for and interpret economic events and transactions related to tax issues in inter-corporate investments.

  • Account for and interpret economic events and transactions related t financial statements analysis with inter-corporate investments.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Mergers And Acquisitions (M&A)
Category: Private Equity
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Market Data
Category: Mergers And Acquisitions
Category: Price Negotiation
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Leveraged Buyout
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Spinoffs
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Asset Transfers
Category: Corporate Strategy

Investment Banking: Financial Analysis and Valuation

Course 514 hours4.5 (166 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Thoroughly analyze financial statements.

  • Make necessary adjustments to reported financial results,.

  • Demonstrate facility with key strategic tools used to evaluate companies/industries.

  • Value companies utilizing commonly employed valuation techniques.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Due Diligence
Category: Investment Banking
Category: Private Equity
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Mergers And Acquisitions
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Valuation techniques
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Underwriting
Category: Negotiation

Investment Banking: M&A and Initial Public Offerings

Course 615 hours4.7 (76 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Prepare a leveraged buyout (LBO) analysis.

  • Analyze whether an M&A transaction is accretive or dilutive to the earnings per share of a corporate acquirer.

  • Analyze motivations and valuations for mergers and acquisitions.

  • Determine the valuation and approach for executing an initial public offering.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Balance Sheet
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Forecasting
Category: Investment Banking
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: Income Statement
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Valuation Techniques
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Ratio analysis
Category: Financial Statements

Instructors

Oktay Urcan
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 Courses185,037 learners
Robert Metzger
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 Courses28,627 learners
James Bertram
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 Courses28,627 learners

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