Merger Modeling

Description

This hands-on course focuses on the skills required to design and create a powerful model to analyze the impact of a merger or acquisition. Issues related to combining two companies will be reviewed and discussed. The course will be taught from the perspective of finance professionals who need to quickly assess the impact of a merger between publicly traded companies.

Prerequisites

This course builds on "Building a Financial Model (of a Company)", so participants may want to complete that course prior to taking the "Merger Modeling" session.

Time

8 hours

Learning Topics

Review M&A Considerations

Discuss the rationale for merger models
Review the different approaches used to complete an acquisition and the related tax implications
Discuss other analyses to assess the attractiveness of a transaction (i.e., Analysis at Various Prices, Contribution Analysis, Breakeven Analysis)

Build a Merger Model

Review the various assumptions required to prepare a merger model
Identify and incorporate potential synergies
Use various forms of consideration in an acquisition
Calculate the impact of mergers and acquisitions on a buyer’s financial statements
Calculate pro forma ownership positions based on various forms of consideration
Incorporate various model checks
Incorporate tools to sensitize outputs
Create summary analysis to synthesize and display important information
Transform a single merger model into a powerful tool that can quickly analyze the impact of a company making multiple acquisitions

Incorporate Accretion/Dilution Analysis

Understand accretion and dilution concepts
Review the limitations of accretion / dilution calculations and incorporate post-transaction analyses to enhance the model’s ability to serve as a decision-making tool