This course focuses on examining various practical applications of the fundamental financial analysis and valuation techniques employed in the investment banking industry. Specifically, we will examine how to analyze how a private equity firm or other financial sponsor completes a leveraged buyout of a company, how a public company analyzes the impact of acquiring a company on its earnings per share, and how a company completes an initial public offering.
This course is part of the Mergers and Acquisitions Specialization
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Mergers and Acquisitions SpecializationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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This course is part of the Master of Business Administration (iMBA) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted to the full program, your coursework will count towards your degree learning and all of your progress will transfer with you.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
5 hours to complete
Course Introduction and Module 1: Introduction to Mergers and Acquisitions
5 hours to complete
19 videos (Total 30 min), 6 readings, 6 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Module 2: Leveraged Buyout Analysis
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 29 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Module 3: Merger Consequences Analysis
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 32 min), 2 readings, 6 quizzes
5 hours to complete
Module 4: Overview of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
5 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 18 min), 3 readings, 6 quizzes
24 minutes to complete
Course Conclusion
24 minutes to complete
1 video (Total 4 min), 2 readings
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