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Mergers, Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring

2024/2025
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
3
ECTS credits
Course type:
Elective course
When:
2 year, 2 module

Instructor


Afanasev, Vladislav

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The purpose of the course "Mergers, acquisitions and restructuring" is to study applied aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and corporate restructuring with emphasis on financial restructuring. The course examines the role of M&As in corporate growth, key motives and drivers of M&As, M&A performance, M&A transactions implementation mechanisms, strategic growth and development of the company in the context of M&As, methods of M&A deals structuring, legal, tax and accounting aspects of M&A transactions, and specificities of corporate valuation for M&A purposes. A special attention is paid to special features of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, alternatives to M&As, restructuring decisions and mechanisms. In the second part of the course emphasis on direct finance and financial restructuring is made. The course is based on the standard international textbooks on M&A deals and financial restructuring, research papers and business cases. Applied aspects of the course are based on recent actual M&A transactions on global and Russian markets. The course consists of lectures along with seminars with lecturers from School of Finance and FBK. The course consists of three logical parts: “Theoretical and practical aspects of M&A deals and M&A performance” (Topics 1-2), “M&A structure. Corporate valuation for M&A purposes” (Topics 3-4), “Valuation of business and assets after M&A deal. Reorganization and restructuring of companies” (Topics 5-7).