Successful Mergers and Acquisitions: How You Can Help
1h 2mGeneral2025-02-05
Authors
CRFT Productions
Full-Service Learning Content Company
Keith Thomson
Course details
Contribute meaningfully to your organization’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) efforts with the right knowledge and skills. Keith Thomson has overseen more than 40 M&A deals and explores the M&A lifecycle in-depth, focusing on how collaboration and individual contributions can drive successful deals. Learn to support strategic alignment, contribute to financial modeling, and help identify and quantify synergies. Gain insights into M&A deal structures, negotiation tactics, and the crucial role of communication and change management throughout the process. Check out this course to understand how to effectively support every phase of an M&A deal and be a valuable part of your organization’s success.
Skills covered
Business StrategyLimited SeriesBusiness Analysis and StrategyLeadership and Management
Concepts
Introduction
- Understanding your role in M&A
- Overview of the M&A lifecycle
- The importance of collaboration across teams
M&A Planning and Strategy
- Supporting strategic alignment
- Identifying target fit - Contributing to research efforts
- Contributing to a winning M&A team
Financial Considerations in M&A
- Understanding financial modeling for M&A
- Identifying and quantifying synergies - Your contribution
- Supporting M&A financing efforts
Due Diligence and Valuation
- Contributing to a thorough due diligence process
- Supporting integration planning from day one
- Leveraging due diligence findings for successful negotiation
- Supporting closing and deal finalization
Negotiation and Deal Structuring
- Understanding M&A deal structures - Your role
- Supporting negotiation with mergers and acquisitions
- Contributing to the sales and purchase agreement (SPA)
Integration and Post-Merger Management
- Supporting development of the integration plan
- Fostering cultural integration - Your role
- Supporting communication
- Supporting change management
Conclusion
- Ongoing mergers and acquisitions support