[M&A Step 1-2] M&A Strategy Playbook

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3 reviews for M&A Step 2 — M&A Strategy & Board-Ready Report

  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    JC Academy

    This module does not stop at strategic concepts. It teaches how to frame rationale, evaluate fit, and present conclusions in a board-ready report that supports real corporate decision-making.

  2. Rated 5 out of 5

    Site Admin

    This module was built around the deliverable that corp dev teams actually produce, a board-ready strategic rationale that frames market thesis, target fit, and risk before any financial work begins.
    It trains the discipline needed to translate M&A ideas into decision-ready material.

  3. Rated 5 out of 5

    Course Planner

    Writing the board report makes you justify every strategic assumption, and you quickly realize that “it is a strong growth market” is not a rationale the board will accept.

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Course Content

📖 SECTION 1: Introduction – Understanding M&A Strategy
3. Overview of the End-to-End M&A Strategy Workflow
📖 Section 2: Strategic Context & Growth Gap Analysis
4. Diagnosing the Strategic Context
5. Organic Trajectory vs Strategic Ambition
6. Quantifying the Growth Gap
7. The Strategic Implications of Doing Nothing
📖 Section 3: Build vs. Buy Assessment
8. Diagnosing the Deficit: Mapping Capability Gaps
9. Build vs Buy vs Partner: Comparing Three Paths
10. Why M&A Accelerates Strategic Change
📖 Section 4. M&A Focus Themes and Deal Patterns
11. Set Your Investment Themes
12. Horizontal Scale Deals
13. Vertical Chain Control Deals
14. Diversification Deals: Managing Portfolio Risk and Volatility
15. Adjacent Expansion Deals
16. Technology and Talent Acquisition Deals
17. Geographic Entry Deals
18. Customer Base Expansion Deals
📖 Section 5. Target Screening and Capital Guardrails
19. Aligning Targets to Your Investment Themes
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