INTRODUCTION
To facilitate understanding of corporate merger and acquisition activity and restructurings.
To examine the role that M&A plays in the contemporary corporate world, and its use as a strategic tool to provide growth, enhance competitive position, transform a company or industry, and create shareholder value.
To compare and contrast the various forms of corporate restructuring. • To provide the student a framework for analyzing transactions including understanding strategic rationale, deal structures, bidding strategies, and the need for a value proposition.• To assess human and cultural aspects of M&A’s.