FINANCIAL DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS IN CONSULTANCY FIRM LENSES
Syllabus
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Learning Objectives
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Introducing students to the due diligence process analysis
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
An overall understanding of the complex mechanisms that guides the due diligence process and the roles played by actors involved in that process
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
Development skills aim at analyzing quite complex due diligence during M&A processes
MAKING JUDGEMENTS:
To be able to assess pros and cons between feasible alternatives during the M&A negotiation process and related due diligence evidence
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Expressing clearly the trigger points which may results decisive while the M&A process is underway. Students are required to be able to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions related to the exercises and examples covered during the lessons, as well as during the group test to be presented in the final lesson, presented to the rest of the class and in PowerPoint report format.
LEARNING SKILLS:
Being able to "read" and understand the technical descriptions of the document flows used in M&A processes. During the course, students should have developed a critical spirit in reading the public documents of the companies chosen for the group work (e.g. financial statements, press releases, quarterly/semi-annual reports) that may impact the due diligence analysis, and express their findings in the group work.
Introducing students to the due diligence process analysis
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
An overall understanding of the complex mechanisms that guides the due diligence process and the roles played by actors involved in that process
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
Development skills aim at analyzing quite complex due diligence during M&A processes
MAKING JUDGEMENTS:
To be able to assess pros and cons between feasible alternatives during the M&A negotiation process and related due diligence evidence
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Expressing clearly the trigger points which may results decisive while the M&A process is underway. Students are required to be able to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions related to the exercises and examples covered during the lessons, as well as during the group test to be presented in the final lesson, presented to the rest of the class and in PowerPoint report format.
LEARNING SKILLS:
Being able to "read" and understand the technical descriptions of the document flows used in M&A processes. During the course, students should have developed a critical spirit in reading the public documents of the companies chosen for the group work (e.g. financial statements, press releases, quarterly/semi-annual reports) that may impact the due diligence analysis, and express their findings in the group work.