Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Strategy

Strategies for Growth and Success Factors of Mergers and Acquisitions

Develop your business through M&A

Successful growth through acquisitions requires a well-defined corporate strategy and a high level of analytical and strategic expertise to plan and execute individual transactions. In this program, you will learn how to enhance and implement your own company‘s growth strategy through acquisitions and systematic acquisition programs.

Based on the corporate strategy, you derive the portfolio analysis to increase competition and diversification. You conduct strategic synergy analyses and create a selection of takeover candidates that optimally complement their corporate portfolio. You clarify the acquisition motives and the success factors and create systematic acquisition programs. With this skill, you are able to occupy attractive strategic business segments through acquisitions of business units or competitors.

Target Group

This compact seminar is aimed at executives responsible for corporate governance or those in important strategic functions

Duration

  • On-Campus: 3 days

  • Self-Study: 3 – 5h

On-Campus Modules

  • May 10  – 12, 2021

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Location: St.Gallen     |     Language: English     |     ECTS-Points: 2     |     Costs: CHF 3’900     |     Individual modules bookable: No     |     Flexible entry possible: Yes    |     Graduation: Confirmation of participation     |    Recognition: Strategisches Management CAS HSG

Next Start Date

May 10, 2021

Participant’s Profile

20
~Years‘ Work Experience
43
Average Age
+15
Number of industries
90%
Middle and top squad

Overview of Topics

Corporate Strategy and Portfolio

  • Corporate strategy – Use of mergers and acquisitions as the means for growth

  • Clarify acquisition motivations, synergies and success factors

  • Portfolio analysis – Develop strategies for competition and diversification

  • Occupy attractive strategic business segments

Governance and Acquisition Programs

  • Reinforce the role of corporate governance in mergers and acquisitions

  • Incorporate the specialties of cross-border mergers and acquisitions into strategic considerations

  • Move from individual acquisitions to acquisition programs

Portfolio Optimization

  • Develop your own management style – manage yourself and your team confidently and persuasively

  • Effective and inspiring leadership – develop and communicate a common vision

  • Change management – overcome resistance and motivate your employees to stand behind a common goal

Your Practical Benefits

Based on the corporate strategy, you derive the portfolio analysis to increase competition and diversification

You conduct strategic synergy analyses and create a selection of takeover candidates that optimally complement their corporate portfolio

You occupy attractive strategic business segments through acquisitions of business units or competitors

You clarify the acquisition motives and the success factors and create systematic acquisition programs

You are able to perform post-merger considerations on organizational design and integration

“The less the prudence with which others conduct their affairs, the greater the prudence with which we must conduct our own…”

Warren Buffett

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3 Reasons to Attend

  • Profit from high-caliber HSG instructors with years of practical experience and extensive know-how.

  • Acquire top-notch practical know-how in the area of finance and controlling based on cutting-edge research of the HSG.

  • Obtain valuable stimulus for your management responsibilities in the area of finance.

Are you interested?

Then sign up for the executive education program “Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Strategy”. To do this, you must first create an account. Then you can go through the application step-by-step and submit. We look forward to your registration!

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Eva Flick
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