Mergers and Acquisitions Course Overview

At the end of the programme, you will gain an understanding of:

• The role of M&A in an organisation’s corporate strategy and growth policy.

• The process involved in M&A including target search and identification, due diligence, valuation, negotiations, deal design and structuring, financing, and implementation.

• Valuation process, standards, approaches, models, parameters, and challenges in M&A transactions.

• Deal negotiations, deal structuring and financing considerations (leverage, earn outs, put/call options)

• Private equity funds – how they are structured and how they operate.

• M&A regulatory requirements and compliance.

• The M&A and divestment in capital markets transactions.

• Specific post transaction matters such as post-merger integration and business combination.

The four-day programme will be staggered over two weeks (two days per week) to minimise disruption from work and to allow more time for pre-reading and case analysis.

Pre-course reading materials will be provided to help you get up to speed so you can participate actively and benefit more from the programme.

Typical participants include, but are not limited to:

• Market / Business Development Managers
  

• Corporate Strategy Managers

• Finance Directors / CFOs

• Directors / Partners of SMEs

• Middle to senior level executives who are involved at any stage of M&A for their organisations

Next intake
19, 20, 26, 27 August 2024 (Apply here)

Training is conducted from 9am to 5pm unless specified otherwise.  
Dates may be subject to change depending on faculty/industry trainers' availability.

Q1 2024 Intake: (Fully subscribed)
28 - 29 February, 7 - 8 March 2024

Venue:
Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI)
11 Eunos Road 8, Singapore 408601
MRT: Paya Lebar Station

OR

NTU@one-north, Executive Centre
11 Slim Barracks Rise (off North Buona Vista Road), Singapore 138664
MRT: Buona Vista Station (Exit D)

Nanyang Executive Education reserves the right to change the date, venue, and mode of delivery due to unforeseen circumstances.

Full programme fee: S$ 3,880 (before GST)

Fees payable after SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funding:

^1. For more information about the SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) scheme.
^2. For more information about the Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (ETSS) scheme.

SkillsFuture Credit 
On top of the above funding, Singapore Citizens, aged 25 and above and self-sponsored may use their SkillsFuture Credit to defray part of the nett course fee. 

Participants do not need to contact SkillsFuture to apply for funding prior to course registration. NTU will facilitate the funding paperwork for both self and company-sponsored participants. Participants will be invoiced the nett amount after funding and GST.

Funding Requirements:
- Participant must achieve at least 75% attendance for the programme.
- Participant must participate in group discussions and pass the assigned quiz.

"This course is great! I would recommend this course for anyone who wants to gain knowledge and skills in M&A. The learning is based off real case discussions, not purely theory and concepts. I am already using the skills in my work! Cheers to Prof Ho and the NTU Team."

— Jonathan Heng
Regional Strategy and Business Development Manager, Smith & Nephew

"I highly recommend this course to those who wanted to know more about M&A. There is a lot of sharing and interactive sessions during the course."

— Goh Yeng Peng
Senior Finance Director, Thermo Fisher Scientific

"Enjoyed the 4 days of interactions with Prof Ho and all the course-mates. I have learnt quite a few new things and will put them to use in my next M&A deal."

— Dr Tay Kin Bee
Executive Director, Private Equity Asset Management

"The programme helps participants gain a good understanding of the whole M&A eco-system. It provides good insights to the key criteria in formulation and execution of M&A strategies through lectures, case studies and discussions. The lecturer shared his own wealth of experience in class and was very patient in answering participants’ queries."

— Leeann Tiong
Asia Treasury Manager, Roquette Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

"This M&A executive programme provides depth and breadth across multiple business cases and real life scenarios. I've learnt how M&As are evaluated and structured with key insights to how we can scrutinise synergistic value, realise valuations and the rigor required post-merger. Will recommend this programme to managers who would like to extend their learning from the business planning perspective to being deal makers in the M&A landscape."

— Andy Koh
Associate Director, Singtel

"Good coverage such as private equity and due diligence that validates my experiences"

— Philip Lim
Business Development Director, Chevron USA Inc (Singapore)

“The professor has created a conducive and engaging environment for learning. Excellent! This programme helps fill M&A knowledge and skill gaps, reinforces prior knowledge, and enhances interest in the subject matter.”

— Michael Lee
Director, The CFO Desk Pte Ltd

"The suite of M&A case studies covering strategy, financial analysis, deal structuring and merger integration provides a practical framework for future applications. I found the discussions led by Professor Ho on the nuance of each deal and motivations and perspectives by different stakeholders most insightful". 

— Russell Ng
Fund Manager