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Mergers & Acquisitions Masterclass: How to Structure M&A Transactions Training Course

This training course teaches how to structure mergers and acquisitions transactions.

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How to Safely Wade Through the Minefield of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Transactions

Mergers and Acquisitions Masterclass Course Objectives:
This course is designed for you if you need to understand the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) market and how transactions are structured.

Here's how you benefit from this course:

Underlying corporate finance issues are explained so you understand the core issues in a transaction
The M&A process for both public and private transactions are explained so you will know how to handle both types of M&A situations
The reasons why most deals fail and only some are successful are laid out so you can learn from others past mistakes and prevent you from making the same mistakes
You are given M&A strategies that help you handle a successful deal
Issues such as the procedures, due diligence issues and a thorough evaluation of the technical and matrix driven decision trees one has to work through when dealing with potential transactions are explained so you know what to expect in a deal every step of the way
You will understand the rationale of M&A compared with organic growth or joint ventures so you can determine if an M&A deal is right for you
Be aware of the critical importance of synergies so you can evaluate whether the deal will add value
Discover how due diligence should be carried out to minimise problems
Discover alternatives for structuring and financing transactions so you give yourself more choices
Understand the process of buying/selling a private company so you don't end up on the short end of the deal
Develop a financial model to evaluate opportunities so you have a tool you can always use to help you make better decisions

"...we have good materials to take away and review. I now know more than what I knew before I came to the course which was my overall goal." - Paul Fouracre, IBM

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Mergers and Acquisitions Masterclass Course Agenda Highlights

"After this course I am able to handle cases related to M&A. The knowledge can be applied in the real world." - Rozana Ahmad, Malakoff

"What liked most about this training course was it covered lots of legal aspects and have real case study & practice. Lots of good materials." - Camillia Lei, Bekaert

"Good overall knowledge of M&A." - Aditya Martowardojo, Danareksa Sekuritas

"It covered a lot of legal issues." - Endie Tuffile, Wirazone

"What I liked most about this training course was the professionality of the instructor and course material." - Kim Hyun Woo, S-Oil

DAY ONE

Session 1: Rationale for Corporate Growth by Take-overs
Session 2: The Rationale for Specific Transactions: Synergies & Benefits
Session 3: Due Diligence: Friendly and Hostile Deals
Session 4: Planning for M&A

DAY 2

Session 1: Structuring Transactions: Shares or assets?
Session 2: Structuring Transactions: Valuing & Financing the Transaction?
Session 3: Post-merger integration
How Does the Integration Process Affect Value Creation?
Post-merger integration: lessons to be learned
Mergers & Acquisitions: Public Company Take-overs
Session 4: Public Offers: the Rules
Session 5: Public Offers: the Timetables

DAY 3

Session 1: Public Offers: Bidder Strategies & Tactics (recommended and hostile bids)
Session 2: Public Offers: Target Strategies & Tactics (hostile bids)
Session 3: Public Offers: Both Sides’ Strategies & Tactics (hostile bids)
Session 4, 5 & 6: Private Transactions: Setting the Scene
Key aspects (acquisition versus disposing)
Private Transactions: the 4 Key Stages (sell-side)
Session 7: Private Transactions: the documentation

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Who Should Attend?

Investment bankers
Corporate Finance professionals
Corporate Treasurers
Finance staff
Investment professionals

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Daily lunch, snacks and refreshments
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Your course instructor

Dr. Jorge Guira: Dr. Jorge Guira, Esq, BA, MA, JD, LLM, PhD is a London based international lawyer with substantial experience in debt issues.

He has worked for leading law firms, and banks and has training has been effusively praised all over the world, including Africa.

His background includes Co-Director (Americas) for World Bank IMF Bank Insolvencies Project, Senior Lecturer, Finance, European Business School, and Associate Professor of Law, Warwick, and Senior Fellow, London

Dates & Locations & Fees

Date	Location	Venue	Course Fee	Early Bird Fee	Register
9 Jul - 11 Jul, 2012	HK, Hong Kong	Royal Garden Hotel	US$4398	See Brochure
20 Nov - 22 Nov, 2012	SG, Singapore	Marina Mandarin Hotel	US$4398	See Brochure

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