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[M&A Step 1-1] M&A Transactions in Practice

🧭 Introduction to the “M&A Transactions in Practice” Course Sample Lesson

📖 SECTION 1: Why Companies Pursue M&A Transactions

1. What is M&A? Sample Lesson

2. Why Companies Pursue M&A: Strategic Rationale and Capital Allocation Sample Lesson

3. Learning from History’s Largest M&A Deals Sample Lesson

4. Case Study: Why Disney Acquired Marvel? Sample Lesson

✨ AI Lab 1: From Two 10-Ks to a Board Memo That AI Attacks and Rewrites

📖 SECTION 2: Merger vs Acquisition - Legal Structure and Implications

5. Difference Between Merger and Acquisition Sample Lesson

6. Merger Structure: How Companies Combine Operations Sample Lesson

7. Case Study: Kraft-Heinz Merger – When Cost Synergies Fail to Deliver Value Sample Lesson

8. Acquisition Structure: Maintaining Operational Independence Sample Lesson

9. Case Study: Google’s Android Acquisition – Protecting Search Distribution Through Mobile Sample Lesson

✨ AI Lab 2: AI Reads the Merger Agreement: A Moving Deal Diagram, a What-If Table and a Finished Brief

📖 SECTION 3: Deal Structuring Mechanics - Stock Purchase vs Asset Purchase

10. Stock Purchase Structuring: Managing Inherited Liabilities & SPA Protections

11. Asset Purchase Structuring: Maximizing Tax Shields & Liability Isolation

12. Stock Purchase vs Asset Purchase Decision Matrix

13. Case Study: KKR’s Acquisition of Unilever’s Assets

✨ AI Lab 3: Stock Sale or Asset Sale? Let AI Research It, Score It and Write the CFO Memo

📖 SECTION 4: Buyer and Seller M&A Process - From Mandate to Integration and Transition

14. Buy-Side M&A Process: The 5-Stage Strategic Framework

15. Buy-Side Tactical Toolkit: Critical Documents & Decision Gates

16. Sell-Side M&A Process: The 4-Stage Successful Framework

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4. Case Study: Why Disney Acquired Marvel?

[M&A Step 1-1] M&A Transactions in Practice
4. Case Study: Why Disney Acquired Marvel?

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