2010 Course Handbook
ECFS842: Mergers and Acquisitions
This unit covers current trends, valuation techniques and regulations on corporate control. Statutory rules and market techniques for takeover bids, mergers, schemes of arrangement and other types of corporate restructuring are covered. Other topics include the impact of trade practices and anti-trust regulations, foreign investment regulations, regulations to restrict shareholding levels, accounting for goodwill, due diligence and post-merger integration and corporate performance.
| Credit Points: | 2 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: |
E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Mr Jeff Hall |
| Prerequisites: | (Admission to Master of Applied Finance or Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Finance) and ECFS865 and ECFS866 |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies Faculty of Business and Economics |