MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
FIN3MAQ
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will examine the strategies and options available to companies to expand their operating activities and associated business framework and ownership network using merger and acquisition transactions. You will study consideration of different merger types and their associated motives and sources of value creation, the process involved in selecting merger targets, structuring, planning and decision-making involved in formulating acquisition strategies, bidding and target company completion and resistance strategies, and exposure to the financial and valuation aspects associated with mergers and acquisitions. A key part of your learning outcomes, and assessment, will be your involvement in a team-based acquisition negotiation scenario.
School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Darren Henry
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: Yes
Learning Activities: Lecture, tutorials, class discussion, acquisition negotiation scenario
Capstone subject: No
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Prerequisites: N/A
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Learning resources
Mergers acquisitions and corporate restructurings
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Gaughan P
Year: 2011
Edition/Volume: 5TH EDN
Publisher: NEW JERSEY, JOHN WILEY AND SONS
ISBN: 9781118269077
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
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