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About the Course

This course teaches how to value and price M&A deals and to choose the optimal financing mix for an M&A deal. The course focuses on all the major types of M&A deals including strategic M&A, private equity leveraged buyouts (LBOs), and restructuring deals such as spinoffs and asset transfers....

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ET

Nov 14, 2022

course is well laid out -- the professor did a great job at explaining the material and was able to take the student through it in a way that made it very understandable. highly recommend

RF

Jul 18, 2023

Quite good course, demands lots of dedication but totally worth it. (it contains lots of calculations) You will do well as long as you are organized and take notes during the lessons.

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By Rafael F

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Jul 19, 2023

Quite good course, demands lots of dedication but totally worth it. (it contains lots of calculations) You will do well as long as you are organized and take notes during the lessons.

By Sharon F

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Nov 25, 2022

The course is well-organized and easy to follow! I have gained a lot.

By Toucan S

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Oct 30, 2022

I was involved in M&A activities a few times in my 30yr career in the technology sector, but always on the technical side. The course material delivered by Heitor Almeida not only has substantial level of detail with great excel support files, but it had a good impact in my ability to undertand several aspects related to failure and successes of the deals I was involved with, including a hostile takeover by one of my previous employers. The material also helped me underdstand the stock market behavior after M&A deals are announced whether the target is public or private enterprise. I highly recommend this course for young finance or technology professionals who wish to improve their understanding of inorganic product growth or M&A strategies.

By STRICH

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May 16, 2022

Very good and clear course, even if all data are US based ones. I highly recommend to follow it, because it's fresh, well illustrated and really never boring.

Some questions are in negative form, so non native english spreakers could have understanding problems. Read carefuly each question.

Prof. Almeida gives a lot a joy in his courses and this again will be carry through all lessons without making you tired of it.

I enjoyed it.

Great chears to all from France ! Merci à vous.

By ed t

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Nov 15, 2022

course is well laid out -- the professor did a great job at explaining the material and was able to take the student through it in a way that made it very understandable. highly recommend

By Giulio S

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May 22, 2022

Professor Almeida makes topics easy to understand and it is a pleasure to learn from him.

Material, class, quizes, case studies and examples support well the learning.

By Daiane d S M

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Aug 18, 2022

A complete course to understand about valuation, mainly if you want to begining from the basics. I think that course will help my career! I only suggest a little change about Honors Assignment avaliation method because the students just avaliate themselves work to obtain them honors instead really avaliate if your valuation has justified assumptions, for example: my file was completely organized and clear, but in the first attempt of honors, a student avaliated my file was a mess. Then, I think that a different avaliation method can make this course better, like a automatic avaliation or professor's correction. Anyway, thank you, professor Almeida!

By Prakash V

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Feb 21, 2024

I really enjoyed the course and have learned quite a lot of strategies, practices, legality, calculations, and various terms used in M&A. No matter how many deals i have executed or got exposed in the past, now i feel more confident, informed, and equipped to do better with solid foundation through this process. I am going to miss attending the lectures and practice sessions on a daily basis which was exciting and addictive. Thanks to Professor Heitor Almeida, University of Illinois, GIES, and Coursera ! You are the best! - Prakash Venkataraman Cambridge ON Canada

By Victor V

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May 26, 2023

Incredible course, a lot of valuable information and straight to the point. All videos are really direct and teaches exactly what you need to know, no time wasted. The quizzes and activities are great to put what you learned into practice. Recommend this a lot.

By Zhamaldinov R

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Apr 19, 2022

Enjoyed the course. + Partially it is devoted to working in excel on valuing M&A transactions using real world data. + It provides findings from research on mergers and acquisitions. - Some aspects of valuation are simplified

By Wilmer D H N

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Nov 16, 2023

From my view, you need to have some background in finance. The course is well explained and practical

By Gordon T

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Feb 23, 2023

Very good! I enjoyed this one a lot. Many practical insights and hands on advice. Cheers

By Faisal W

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Oct 22, 2022

Awesome. Complex concepts made so simple. God bless the professor.

By Mike M

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Mar 20, 2022

A very systematic course with great examples and practice !

By José F C

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Feb 16, 2024

Fantastic course. Very interesting topic

By Huang Y

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Apr 24, 2022

Very detailed! Very well-structured!

By Daniel A

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Jan 22, 2024

Very very good instructor.

By Simon A

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May 28, 2023

very excellent

By Mario W

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May 2, 2023

Great course!

By Rajendra K M

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Jun 11, 2023

Excillent

By Akash A

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Jul 31, 2022

obest one

By Emmanuel K M

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Jun 24, 2022

Excellent

By Elias R A

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Nov 5, 2023

Love it

By Do T

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Aug 1, 2023

This course is beneficial to understand Valuation and Pricing in M&A. Although some valuation techniques need to be performed in Excel which this course doesn't go deeper into, the professor provide learners with all the principle and knowledge to execute it with practical example.

By Karthik R

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May 12, 2023

The certificate does not specify the name of the candidate. Otherwise a good course. Learned a lot!