Mergers and acquisitions
This course offers a solid grounding in the legal, commercial and financial knowledge required for commercial law interviews and internships, including explanations of key M&A-related terminology and jargon.
Course curriculum
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Why do businesses acquire other businesses?
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Potential drawbacks of acquiring other companies
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Internal growth: exporting, franchising and licensing
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Strategic commercial challenges
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Supply and demand
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QUIZ ~ business strategy and analysis
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Introduction to contractual relationships
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Allocation of risk (contractual protections)
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Security
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Insolvency
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QUIZ ~ commercial law principles
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Valuing a business
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Financing a business
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QUIZ ~ Financing and valuing a business
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Analysing profitability
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Financial accounts
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Strategies to control or reduce costs
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QUIZ ~ profitability and financial accounts
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Introduction to the M&A process
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Key parties involved in acquisitions
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Private equity and venture capital
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Share purchase vs. asset purchase
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Buyer protection
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Due diligence: a trainee's role
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Due diligence: issues to look out for
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The negotiation process
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Incentivising key employees to remain at the target company
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Competition clearance
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Signings and completion
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QUIZ ~ The M&A Process
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Introduction to key transaction documents
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Engagement letters
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Non-disclosure agreements
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Heads of terms
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Sale and purchase agreements
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Shareholders' agreements
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Loan agreements
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Execution clauses
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M&A legal case study
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Recommended resources
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Commercial Law Handbook
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Training Contract Handbook
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Investment Banking Handbook
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LinkedIn networking group
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Mergers and acquisitions
- 44 lessons
- 1.5 hours of video content
Why is this the best legal course available covering mergers and acquisitions?
In short, because the content was developed over the course of a decade by best-selling commercial awareness author and ex-Magic Circle commercial lawyer Jake Schogger, based on his experiences practising, teaching and writing about corporate law.
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The content is specifically tailored to address the questions that often come up during law firm case studies and commercial interviews.
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Provides explanations throughout of how the topics might be raised by interviewers.
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Includes a deep dive into the key transaction documents and business processes that firms most commonly ask about.
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Animated videos are used throughout to explain complex concepts in a clear, memorable, and easily-digestible manner.
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Includes content from our best-selling Commercial Law Handbook and Training Contract Handbook.
Instructor
Commercial Law Academy Founder & Ex-Freshfields Lawyer Jake Schogger
Jake Schogger is a qualified lawyer, career coach, entrepreneur, author, copywriter and consultant.
He is the founder and CEO of City Career Series, a publishing company that has sold ~50,000 handbooks designed to help students secure City careers, including the critically acclaimed Commercial Law Handbook and Training Contract Handbook. He also founded Commercial Law Academy.
He trained at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and now acts as a legal adviser to start-ups and scale-ups, whilst also working as a career coach and delivering career-related presentations at universities across the UK. In addition, Jake works with tech start-ups and runs a variety of his own businesses.
Connect with Jake on LinkedIn via www.linkedin.com/in/jakeschogger
Ex-Magic Circle & elite US competition lawyer Kabya Chaharia
Kabya is a dual-qualified international commercial lawyer, with a background advising on the competition law aspects of high-profile M&A transactions for clients such as E.ON, Philip Morris, and CVC Capital Partners. After working as a senior associate at both Clifford Chance and Ropes & Gray, Kabya moved into legal recruitment.
Course reviews
Hear what subscribers have said about this course
Best M&A Course for Students/Young Professionals
Rachel Boxall
- Simplified complex topics by providing easy-to-understand definitions; bite-sized videos, analogies, diagrams and examples. - This course enabled me to un...
Read More- Simplified complex topics by providing easy-to-understand definitions; bite-sized videos, analogies, diagrams and examples. - This course enabled me to understand the potential needs, structures and considerations of the parties involved in the M&A process; different types of financing, various forms of contractual clauses that could be utilised by a buyer/seller in certain stages of a deal, and the advantages/disadvantages of pursuing a Merger/Acquisition. - There was also a helpful 'further reading' list provided at the end.
Read LessVery detailed and suitable for everyone
Lilla Lengyel
Really enjoyed the course! So much content and information, but broken down into smaller parts to be easy to understand. Amazing resource for assessment cent...
Read MoreReally enjoyed the course! So much content and information, but broken down into smaller parts to be easy to understand. Amazing resource for assessment centre preparations.
Read LessComplete guide, very useful
Jonathan Royal
This course gives a complete overview of the M&A process, and helps to explain unfamiliar terms in a clear and precise manner, highly rated!
This course gives a complete overview of the M&A process, and helps to explain unfamiliar terms in a clear and precise manner, highly rated!
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Uzo Oforka
Really useful refresher and overview of all things M&A
Really useful refresher and overview of all things M&A
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Muskan Kapoor
This course was really useful as it explained each aspect of a merger and acquisition process well!
This course was really useful as it explained each aspect of a merger and acquisition process well!
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Aya Mohamed
Easy to understand
Lemah Islam
This course helped me understand mergers and acquisitions more easily. I have developed an interest in mergers and acquisitions by completing this course.
This course helped me understand mergers and acquisitions more easily. I have developed an interest in mergers and acquisitions by completing this course.
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Abdullah (Toffee) Taufique
10/10 ... learnt so much in the most clear-to-understand way. Jake also does an amazing job at structuring these courses, you truly retain the information y...
Read More10/10 ... learnt so much in the most clear-to-understand way. Jake also does an amazing job at structuring these courses, you truly retain the information you've learnt. Thank you.
Read Lessvery nice and informative
Prajjwal Singh
very nice and informative
very nice and informative
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