Postgraduate Course: Takeovers and Mergers (BUST11045)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involve realigning the ownership and management of assets. The threat of such change represents the ultimate sanction on existing management by dissatisfied shareholders. Changes both to owners expectations and management are intended to correct failing business strategies and disappointing financial performance. M&As also help promote capital market and general economic allocative efficiency. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| The course aims to promote an understanding of the business environment and the tools to facilitate structured thinking about a business problem making special reference to mergers and acquisitions. Takeovers are major business decisions involving strategy, financial analysis and policy, valuation and decision-making processes and methods both in a theoretical context and a practical setting. After completing this course students should have a good understanding of the issues involved, be able to integrate the different involved and know how to value an acquisition prospect.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | MBA takeovers |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jo Danbolt
Tel: (0131 6)50 2448
Email: Jo.Danbolt@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kate Ainsworth
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
Email: Kate.Ainsworth@ed.ac.uk |
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