Mergers and Acquisitions - ECFS842
This unit builds on the introduction to mergers and acquisitions in ECFS866 including discussion of 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. The unit includes a comparative analysis of regulations in Australia and a number of offshore markets.
| Credit Points: | 2 |
| When Offered: | AFC Term 2 CBD - Applied Finance Centre, City Campus, March to June AFC Term 4 CBD - Applied Finance Centre, City Campus, September to December |
| Staff Contact(s): | Mr Jeff Hall |
| Prerequisites: |
(Admission to MAppFin or GradDipAppFin) and ECFS866 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies Faculty of Business and Economics |
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