Mergers and Acquisitions BUS5053

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: Adam Smith Business School
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

The course provides key theoretical aspects of business mergers and acquisitions and gives the opportunity to practise skills in analysing, executing and managing mergers and acquisitions in a variety of industries and contexts.

Timetable

The course will be delivered on a blended mode through a series of 12 hours of seminars over three weeks in semester 2, and 6 hours of workshops.

Requirements of Entry

Please refer to the current postgraduate prospectus at http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

A 2000-word individual report (100%) by means of which ILOs 1, 2, 3 and 4 are assessed. 

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to develop students' understanding of key aspects of mergers and acquisitions at an advanced level. Students will learn how to appraise corporate and financial information to inform the managerial acquisition decision making process. Participants will be introduced to a range of tools, techniques and practices which are commonly used in both public and private sector organisations.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Assess mergers and acquisitions transactions from various perspectives, including financial, strategic and operational.

2. Appraise the challenges and opportunities of global mergers and acquisitions transactions, including cultural differences, regulatory environments and legal considerations.

3. Evaluate the impact of mergers and acquisitions transactions on corporate strategy.

4. Develop the skills to identify and solve problems that arise during the mergers and acquisitions process.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.