Growing Your Business Through Acquisition

This course will enable you to

• Consider whether a takeover or a merger is the right step for your organisation
• Understand how to value a company and finance an acquisition
• Identify the most appropriate ways to merge businesses and recognise the potential challenges involved
• Consider the issues arising from a takeover or merger from the viewpoint of customers, suppliers, and business assets
• Identify and apply the right accounting and finance processes

About the course

There are various options to consider when growing your business. This course focuses on expansion through buying another business or merging with a partner business. Whether it's a merger or a takeover, expanding a business in this way requires a leap into the unknown; no matter how much preliminary investigation and negotiation you do, the full truth never emerges until the businesses are affiliated.

This course provides you with the tools and techniques you need to be able to understand how to grow your business and the pitfalls and issues to be aware of. This course will enable you to gain the knowledge and skills needed to successfully manage a merger or acquisition.