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Corporate Acquisitions - MGSM858

This unit is subject to a quota. Limited places are available. Please refer to the Faculty for further information

The study of corporate mergers/acquisitions is truly interdisciplinary, and for this reason, our unit will draw on material from the fields of strategy, accounting, law, economics and corporate finance. The unit broadly covers each of the following topics:
● Evaluation of the strategy and motives for acquisitions
● Valuing targets to determine optimum acquisition price
● Financing considerations for acquisitions
● Deal design and structure
● The main forms of corporate combinations and their motivation
● Due diligence.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

Term 4 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, September to December

Staff Contact(s): studentservices@mgsm.edu.au
Prerequisites:

MGSM840 and MGSM835 Prerequisite Information

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Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Macquarie Graduate School of Management

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