M&A: The “Helicopter” Seminar

M&A is a multi-faceted and interdisciplinary phenomenon: Strategic, Financial, Legal, Accounting, Tax, Management & HR questions arise and a diversity of decision-makers and experts must be brought together. In this “Helicopter” Seminar, you will get an overview of the “big points” of the whole M&A array. We will cover all mentioned disciplines and we will walk through all relevant stages by way of a step plan: from Target search over CEO’s handshake to the full implementation of the corporation’s new structure. You will learn about the complex mechanics of an M&A Deal, but you will also familiarize with a multitude of technical features (e.g. diverse Due Diligences) which have to be executed with a clockwork’s precision. For a full “big picture”, we will ultimately introduce you to the key players in the M&A market and explain the major duties of Executives in an M&A process.

Overview

• • Basic Steps in an M&A Deal: From Target search over CEO’s handshake to full Implementation
    – The M&A Time Table – crucial Milestones
    – The SPA
    – Due Diligence
    – Structuring the Deal
  • Issues & Disciplines
    – Strategy: Why making an M&A Deal?
    – Finance & Valuation: What is a fair Price for a Target company? And how to pay?
    – Legal: The Legal Mechanics of an Asset Deal & a Share Deal
    – Accounting: Treatment of Goodwill & Purchase Price Allocation
    – Taxation: Optimizing the Tax Burden
    – Anti-Trust: The sword of Damocles
    – Management & HR: Restructuring the Corporate Organization
  • Key Players in the M&A market – what they contribute to the Deal and how to steer them
    – Lawyers
    – Accountants
    – Tax Experts
    – Investment Bankers
    – Private Equity Firms
    – Consultants for Strategy & Implementation
  • Executive Duties in an M&A process
    – Duties of Care & Business Judgement Rule in an M&A Deal
    – How to avoid common Pitfalls

For the Speakers, please see the Speakers’ page of this website.

The price for this seminar is 695 Euro (plus VAT).

For your registration please send an email with your contact details to anna.pancanti@gbs-institute.com