Creating Value through M&A

Making Successful Acquisitions

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Successful M&A deals can be challenging – and they need time, care and cross-functional expertise. In this four-day programme, you’ll live and learn elements that can make or break a deal – from selecting bona fide prospects that fit your strategy, through to performing proper due diligence, valuing the target, structuring the best deal, and creating value from integration. By the end of the programme, you’ll be able to leap confidently into M&A deals, with the knowledge to make a real impact.

Detailed programme

Throughout this four-day programme, you’ll explore aspects of M&A that take place before, during and after acquisition. You’ll consider various strategic rationales, discover steps in the due diligence process, learn integration techniques and listen to seasoned experts and learn from their mistakes and successes. The programme gives you an in-depth A-to-Z perspective of mergers and acquisitions.

Module 1: Setting the scene

Explore strategy in M&A
Discover valuation techniques
Dive into case studies to apply concepts

Module 2: The process of deal making

Learn due diligence best practice
Discover the deal process, step by step
Understand the decision-making process
Listen to a testimonial

Module 3: Structuring M&A transactions and anti-trust issues

Understand underlying financial decisions
Explore empirical evidence of M&A performance
Know how to structure and finance the deal

Module 4: Post-M&A integration

Dive into a buy-to-build business case
Develop an integration approach using various techniques
Learn to preserve value in the post-acquisition period
Discover how to create value through integration

Why this programme

Understand the M&A process – from strategy and finance to post-merger integration
Get critical analysis frameworks to help you perform or oversee proper due diligence
Understand factors that can make or break a deal
Use our framework to guide your integration efforts and approaches

Who should attend

General managers who are entering into an acquisition – or who are already responsible for making a success of acquisitions
Business development or M&A managers responsible for the acquisition process
Financial experts looking to broaden their knowledge of the overall M&A process
Functional managers in controlling, finance, legal, human resources or operations roles who are involved in the acquisition process

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Success stories

Victor Hugo Gomez

Strategy and Innovation Manager at Deutsche Börse AG

The quality of the programme is very high, and the focus on real-life cases and the practical aspects of the M&A process makes it attractive for professionals and practitioners. I left Vlerick feeling well-prepared to manage the M&A process from beginning to end – I recommend this programme highly.

Patrick Hautphenne

Vice President, Specialties & Decorations Western Europe at Barry Callebaut

Structuring and Financing M&A Deals is a unique programme that contains all the ingredients for professionals involved with acquisitions. Inspiring faculty combined with quality material, exciting business cases and relevant practical examples complete the picture. Highly recommended!

Kris Bloemen

Chief Financial Officer at TDL Group Houthalen

The course has given me new insights, we revisited known formulas and discussed new approaches. Professors and guest speakers provided an academic foundation with a clear link to practice. Now I am successfully using the techniques in our firm. The effort the programme demands is more than worth it.