M&A Science Academy

In this certification course, learn how to approach diligence, build a diligence team, the art of asking good questions, why due diligence is an iterative process, and the importance of data integrity.

Learn about diligence and integration in this series of podcast lessons with M&A professionals from a variety of backgrounds.

In this M&A Science Academy course, learn the three necessary behaviors of an IMO from Agile expert, Liz Lockhart.

Capturing revenue synergies is an important aspect of integration. In this course, learn how to capture revenue synergies, prevent culture clashes, acquire a new capability or product, and cross-sell.

In this course, Aaron Whiting gets tactical by explaining his approach to using an M&A plan. He’ll describe the first plan he ever received, what he did with it, and why he doesn’t like templates.

Integration can become complex quite quickly. Responding to changes and risks as they appear can help issues be mitigated just as quickly. In this course with John Morada, learn about Agile techniques to utilize during integration to lower risks.

Want to make a change in a company that embraces traditional methods? In this course, Naomi O’Brien will walk you through how to modernize a process-based company.

Lear how to keep things simple for smooth mergers and acquisitions management and not overcomplicate deals in order to have a successful outcome.

This certification course covers tips on employee announcements, employee retention, communicating with acquired employees, and more.

This course explains how to design the experience of key stakeholder groups during the integration and develop an integration structure and strategy, which delivers against the desired experience.

In this course, learn insights into the framework development, its components and their application.

Early integration planning is vital to deal success. In this course, learn the basics of M&A integration from integration management professional, John Morada. He discusses integration planning, synergies, challenges, risks, and more.

In this M&A Science certification course, learn the ins and outs of integration including how to create long and short-term objectives, determine cornerstone decisions, incorporate Agile, utilize integration tools, and more.

In this course, learn how to drive engagement and retain acquired employees.

In this course, Aaron Whiting, walks through a management guide.

This course includes sessions from the M&A Science Virtual Summit we held in June 2020. Topics range from integration to valuation, to general corporate development insight, and more.

In this course, learn how to improve your integration based on lessons learned by Aaron Whiting, Corporate Development & Acquisition Integration Director at Insightsoftware & John Morada, Senior Director at ICE Mortgage Technology.

Learn about how to have a repeatable knowledge transfer and kickoff process from Aaron Whiting, Corporate Development and Acquisition Integration Director for isw.

In this M&A Science Academy course, Michael Frankel, Founder and Managing Partner of Trajectory Capital, dives into current and upcoming private equity trends. Learn about the overlap between private equity and venture capital efforts, common trends during a down market, and portfolio operations.

In this M&A Science Academy course, learn about the key stakeholders, documents, and stages involved in a deal and basic terminology when it comes to mergers and acquisitions.

In this course, learn the secrets to building a mergers and acquisitions function from Bani Bedi. Bani goes over how to create a function step by step, approach a valuation model, calculate success metrics, and more.

How to Create an M&A Go-To-Market Strategy

Learn how to leverage the most value while approaching a deal. In this course, Larry Forman will walk you through the basic “dos and don'ts” of negotiation.

In this course, Adam Coffey will cover key takeaways from his latest publication, “The Exit Strategy Playbook: The Definitive Guide to Selling Your Business.”

Does your current software seem to add work rather than streamline it? In this M&A Science Academy course, we will walk through how to develop a tech stack that works with you rather than against you.

In this course, learn leadership lessons from Harry Kraemer Jr., an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in the United States, and professor at Kellogg School of Management.

In this course, you will learn about necessary vice president skills, how to build M&A relationships, how to treat deals as experiences and not just transactions, and more.

This course includes the sessions from our M&A Science Summer Summit June 2021. The sessions cover a range of topics including change management, building corporate development teams, sourcing, and more.

In this course, learn the key tasks that a legal team is responsible for in M&A from Andrew Gratz, Associate General Counsel at LyondellBasel.