GB728 Mergers and Acquisitions   (3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: GB703, GB722. Focuses on the different types of business combinations and restructurings. Topics include mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, spinoffs, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, workouts, bankruptcies, and recapitalizations. Emphasizes the relevant economic, legal, and financial considerations associated with the various business combinations and restructurings. Appropriate techniques for valuing a business are covered. Closed to students who have taken the course as a GB825 topic.