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MA-X06
TERM - IX ExPGP 2006-09

Mergers and Acquisitions
(Faculty: Prof. P.K. Mohanty)
Objective:

Corporate mergers and acquisitions have become universal practices around the globe. In a globalised era, mergers take place not only within the nation but also across the border for survival, growth, expansion and achieving different objectives. The opening up of Indian economy is also supportive of these activities. The ever increasing number of M & A activities only suggests that this is going to stay. The objective of this course is to familiarize the participants with various aspects of mergers and acquisitions.

Course Outline:

1. Introduction, Basic concepts, Why M & A?
2. Types of merger, Motives behind merger,
3. Legal framework governing M&A,
4. Valuation of shares and exchange ratio,
5. Due Dilligence process in M&A,
6. Accounting aspects,
7. Taxation aspects,
8. Takeover Defences,
9. Corporate Demergers, Splits and divisions,
10. Reverse merger, Leveraged buy-out,
11. Bank mergers 1. Quiz: 30 marks
2. Assignment: 20 marks
3. End-term exam.: 50 marks 1. Takeovers, Restructuring, and Corporate Governance by Weston, Mitchell and Mulherin( Pearson )
2. Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring by Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti & S.R.Viswanath ( Sage Publication )
3. Handouts
Created By: Lingaraj Pattanaik on 10/23/2008 at 02:50 PM
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