Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
This seminar is designed for individuals who want to understand the acquisition and divestiture process from beginning to end. The presentation begins with a discussion of pre-transaction planning and strategy, from both a buyer's and seller's perspective. The presentation then moves to finding the right buyer or seller and the documentation that flows between the parties as part of the information exchange and due diligence. It covers valuation from an M&A perspective, including deal structuring and financing considerations, and then concludes with a discussion on M&A negotiating strategies and the reasons that deals sometimes fail to close.
Topics Include:
- Overview of the acquisition and divestiture process
- Pre-transaction planning
- The flow of information
- Deal structuring and financing alternatives
- Negotiating the deal
- Pitfalls to avoid
Schedule
- October 29, 2024, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- October 30, 2024, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Who Will Benefit
Practitioners who want to advise their clients on business sales and acquisitions, and executives who are part of their company's M+A team.
How to Access the Course
This course is a live webinar. You must attend the live course to receive verifiable CPD hours. We recommend you join five minutes prior to the scheduled starting time. To get the full experience of this interactive course, use a computer that has video and microphone capabilities.
Electronic material can be accessed one week prior to the course and should be downloaded in advance.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Dr. Howard E. Johnson, DBA, FCPA, FCA, FCMA, FCBV, CPA, CFA, ASA, CF, C.DIR is a Managing Director at Duff and Phelps Canada, a multinational corporate finance and valuation firm. Howard advises business owners and executives on acquisitions, divestitures, financing and shareholder value matters. Howard is the author of nine books on the subjects of business valuation and corporate finance, and he is an expert witness on complex valuation issues before the courts.