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Mergers & Acquisitions

Niveau

2.Semester Master: 1st Study cycle

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students: • know the process steps in the context of a company sale • know what a "distressed M&A" is and can distinguish it from the classic company sale • understand how to calculate chapter costs with the WACC concept • understand how to calculate equity costs with the CAPM • are able to calculate a company value with the DCF method

Prerequisites for the course

2. Semester: no information

Course content

• Phases of a transaction (initial contact, mandate, preparation of exposé, company valuation, search for buyer or seller, letter of intent, due diligence, contract negotiations and closing) • Special features of distressed M&A (asset deal and share deal) • Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) • Determining cost of capital with the WACC approach • Overview of business valuation methods • Valuation of companies using the capitalized earnings value method, the DCF approach and the use of multiples • Price setting in practice: Buyer and seller perspective

Recommended specialist literature

Ballwieser, W. & Hachmeister, D. (2016) Unternehmensbewertung: Prozess, Methoden und Probleme, Stuttgart. Exler, M. W. (2013) Bewertung und Verkauf mittelständischer Unternehmen: Phasen und Prozessschritte der Unternehmensveräußerung, Herne. Heesen, B. (2019) Basiswissen Unternehmensbewertung: Schneller Einstieg in die Wertermittlung, Wiesbaden. Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer in Deutschland (2019) IDW Verlautbarungen zur Unternehmensbewertung, Düsseldorf. Jansen, S. (2008) Mergers & Acquisitions, Unternehmensakquisitionen und -kooperationen, Eine strategische, organisatorische und kapitalmarkt-theoretische Einführung, Wiesbaden. Picot, G. u.a., Hrsg. (2012) Handbuch Mergers & Acquisitions – Planung, Durchführung, Integration, Stuttgart.

Assessment methods and criteria

• Module exam (Data Analytics & Business Modeling, Risk Management & Monitoring, Forecasting Methods & Scenario Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions) • Online questions

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

5

Share of e-learning in %

50

Semester hours per week

2.0

Planned teaching and learning method

• Blended Learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

2

Name of lecturer

Markus Exler

Academic year

Key figure of the course/module

4

Type of course/module

integrated lecture

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

none