Integrating the Acquisition - Online

This course offers participants an introduction to an aspect of business that has become an inseparable part of today's increasingly competitive economic environment. This introductory level course walks students step-by-step through the M&A process. Participants learn how to develop an exit strategy and deal with the people and systems in the newly acquired company.

This course replicates the content from lesson 5 of the course Mergers and Acquisitions - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer. Subscription period for this course is 90 days.


Financial analysts/managers, bankers, strategic planning professionals, financial decision-makers in corporations, corporate finance lawyers, corporate finance accountants, financial management consultants, market regulators and professionals interested in the nuts-and-bolts aspects of M&A analysis and valuation.
Students will be able to:
  • Identify the two main areas of integration difficulty.
  • Describe techniques for effective change management.
  • Recognize why divestment strategies are employed with acquired companies.
  • Identify new economy technologies being used to benefit acquired, old economy businesses.
Integrating the Acquisition
  • Dealing with people and systems
  • Divestment strategies
  • IPO's
  • Adding value in the new economy
  • Setting desired rate of return