The Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions Master Class

Name: The Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions Master Class
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Learn M&A Step-by-Step: Valuation, Negotiation, Due Diligence & Integration.

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Created bySameh Elsayed, FCCA, MSc, FMVA, DipIFR

Last updated 4/2026

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What you'll learn

Understand the fundamental concepts, motivations, and objectives behind mergers and acquisitions.
Analyze different types of M&A transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.
Evaluate the strategic considerations and factors driving M&A activity, such as market dynamics & industry trends.
Identify and assess the various stages of the M&A process, including deal origination, due diligence, valuation, negotiation & integration.
Apply financial modeling techniques and valuation methods to assess the potential value and risks associated with M&A transactions.
Understand the legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements governing M&A transactions, including antitrust laws.
Develop negotiation skills and strategies to achieve favorable deal terms and maximize value for stakeholders involved in M&A transactions.
Evaluate the cultural and organizational integration challenges associated with merging two or more companies.
Analyze case studies and real-world examples of successful and unsuccessful M&A transactions .
Demonstrate effective communication and stakeholder management skills to navigate complex M&A transactions.
Excel the art of business valuation.

Course content

27 sections • 146 lectures • 8h 18m total length

Table Of Contents4:03
Course Overview2:14
Discover how mergers and acquisitions shape strategy, markets, and culture by exploring definitions, deal motivations, due diligence, negotiation, and post-merger integration through real-world examples.
Your Course Expectations!2:57
Gain a practical understanding of the M&A process, from identifying targets to due diligence and integration. Learn by doing, evaluate offers, and earn a completion certificate that boosts your career.
Tutor's Introduction1:27
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Your Study Plan1:30
Use a printable pdf notebook that maps the course structure with all sections and topics, offering blank note spaces to capture key points and review previous sections efficiently.

The Common Legal Forms of Companies2:08
Explore the common legal forms of companies, including sole proprietorship, general and limited partnerships, LLC, and C or S corporations, with emphasis on liability and taxation.
Types of M&A based on Company Form1:18
Classify types of mergers and acquisitions by target form, comparing private versus public listed companies and explaining how the process changes when the target form shifts.
Private Target Company1:30
Public Target Company2:31
Engagement & Coming Together!0:48

Friendly or Hostile Take-Over?1:58
Explore how mergers and acquisitions are classified by industry type and target status, including horizontal, vertical, conglomerate, and concentric deals, private or public targets, and distinguish friendly versus hostile takeovers.
Friendly Take-Over1:00
In a friendly takeover, the acquirer negotiates with management on economic, financial, and legal aspects, presents a price, and aims for mutually beneficial synergies.
Hostile Take-Over2:31
Types of M&A, Hostile or Friendly?

Techniques to Counter Attack a Hostile Take-Over1:39
Discover hostile takeover defense mechanisms and counterattack techniques that secure a target company against hostile or unfriendly M&A, with finance and accounting top management teams aware and prepared.
Golden Parachute1:34
Poison Pill1:12
Self-Tender1:00
Greenmail1:25
Use green mill as a late-stage defense by approaching the acquiring radar company and offering to buy back the shares it has bought, at a premium, despite high costs.
Pac-Man1:00
White Knight1:20
Use the white knight technique to deter hostile takeovers by securing a friendly third-party buyer. Avoid self-tender and block the raider by securing a higher offer from that third party.
Asset Spinoff1:04
People Pill Technique2:35
Anti Hostile Take-Over Techniques

Disadvantages of M&A1:26
Clash of Cultures1:31
Explore how cultural clashes in mergers and acquisitions stem from differing organizational values, communication styles, and work practices, and how bridging strategies enable smoother integration.
Diseconomies of Scale1:31
Explore how economies of scale lower unit cost through larger production, and how diseconomies of scale arise when mergers create complex management and coordination, raising costs.
Consumer Perceptions1:29
Higher Consumer Prices1:35
The Layoffs Dilemma2:02
Economies vs diseconomies of scale!4:43
Explore how economies of scale and dis-economies of scale affect mergers and acquisitions, weighing cost savings and efficiency against growth-driven complexity and loss of control.
Disadvantages of M&A

Requirements

Have an idea about business, Accounting and Finance
Microsoft Excel basics
You must have passion as well!

Description

Mergers and acquisitions are not just financial transactions — they are strategic decisions that reshape organizations, redefine cultures, and determine long-term competitive advantage. Yet many courses focus only on valuation formulas and technical mechanics.

This course takes you beyond the numbers.

In this comprehensive Mergers & Acquisitions Master Class, you will understand the full M&A journey — from strategic rationale and target selection to due diligence, valuation fundamentals, negotiation, and post-merger integration. More importantly, you will learn why so many deals fail and how strong leadership, cultural alignment, and integration planning make the difference between value creation and value destruction.

Designed for business professionals, finance managers, entrepreneurs, MBA students, and corporate leaders, this course presents M&A in a clear, structured, and practical way. You will explore real-world insights, strategic frameworks, and common pitfalls that executives face when pursuing acquisitions.

By the end of this course, you will be able to evaluate whether M&A is the right growth strategy, understand key deal structures, identify integration risks, and approach acquisitions with confidence and strategic clarity.

If you want to think like a decision-maker — not just a spreadsheet analyst — and truly understand how companies grow through acquisitions, this course will give you the complete roadmap.

Enroll today and start mastering mergers and acquisitions the strategic way.

Who this course is for:

Business analysts
Finance managers
Corporate Laws Professionals
Accountants
Finance officers
Lawyers and Laws students
Laws fresh Graduates
Business & laws students
Financial analysts
Entrepreneurs
Anyone interested in business

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Course content

Course Introduction5 lectures • 12min

What Mergers and Acquisition Are?3 lectures • 7min

Types of M&A, Based on Industry7 lectures • 14min

Types of M&A, Based on The Company Form5 lectures • 8min

Friendly or Hostile Take-Over?3 lectures • 5min

How to Resist a Hostile Take-Over?9 lectures • 13min

Synergies and Benefits of M&A6 lectures • 14min

Disadvantages of M&A7 lectures • 14min

Organic Growth & Corporate Life Cycle4 lectures • 11min

Legal Aspects of M&A5 lectures • 9min

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