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B Basic

Building and working a pipeline8m
Proprietary deals and auctionsPro9m
Diligence from the buyer's seatPro10m

A Advanced

The purchase agreementPro11m
Signing to closing, and buying a public companyPro11m
Selling: divestitures, carve-outs, and spinoffsPro10m

FlashcardsPro0/16
Basic quizPro80% passes
Advanced quizPro80% passes
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The M&A process from the buyer's side

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From a name on a target list to a signed agreement and a closed deal: who does what, what each document is for, and where buyers lose money by not paying attention.

BBasic3 lessons

1Building and working a pipelineMost good deals start years before anyone is for sale. A pipeline is the list of companies the business might buy, and the history of every conversation with them.8 min
2Proprietary deals and auctionsProA buyer either negotiates alone with a seller or competes in a process a banker runs. The documents and the leverage are different in each.9 min
3Diligence from the buyer's seatProDiligence checks that the business is what the seller says it is. Every finding ends in one of three places: the price, the contract, or the integration plan.10 min
Basic quizPro8 questions, 80% passes

AAdvanced3 lessons

4The purchase agreementProThe purchase agreement decides how the price moves, who pays for problems found later, and when either side can walk away.11 min
5Signing to closing, and buying a public companyProBetween signing and closing come regulators, shareholder votes, and financing. Buying a listed company adds fiduciary rules that shape every term.11 min
6Selling: divestitures, carve-outs, and spinoffsProCorp dev also sells. Getting a business out of the company cleanly is often harder than buying one, because it was never built to stand alone.10 min
Advanced quizPro9 questions, 80% passes