Postgraduate Certificate in The Mechanics of Mergers & Acquisitions

What you’ll learn

• Acquisitions can take a number of different forms and will commonly involve considerable complexity. This broad course covers the analysis, documentation, regulatory context, financial modelling, financing issues, tactics and the implementation of the transaction. It addresses these areas in a range of contexts and jurisdictions.
• This course goes beyond just the theory providing participants with a practical toolkit to take away with them along with a comprehensive understanding of the entire process and a rich portfolio of learning materials.

How you’ll learn

• A new module is released every two weeks
• Read the units online, save them to your computer or print them out
• Study at your own pace
• Efficient and cost-effective - no need to travel or take time off work
• Apply new skills and expertise to your work straight away

Why Choose The Postgraduate Certificate?

This programme is quality assured by Middlesex University. Benefits of a Middlesex qualification include:

• Networking opportunities during and after the course
• Access to exceptional teaching staff
• Applied learning experiences
• Combines academic rigour with individual support

International reach

Middlesex University is committed to meeting the needs and ambitions of a culturally and internationally diverse range of students by providing challenging academic programmes. It has a major international business school based in London with overseas campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and a global portfolio of partnerships delivering high quality accredited programmes in business and management.

Staff and students come from a wide spectrum of cultures and backgrounds with a common interest in executive education that is world-class, modern and applicable. Middlesex University Business School is proud of its dedicated teachers and its rich range of learning resources including distance learning and virtual learning environments.

Core modules

• Unit 1 – Fundamentals of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Unit 2 – Fundamentals of Investment Appraisal
• Unit 3 – Valuation
• Unit 4 – Private Equity Transactions and Other Valuation Observations
• Unit 5 – Private Treaty Acquisitions
• Unit 6 – Takeover Bids
• Unit 7 – M&A Modelling
• Unit 8 – Negotiation