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New to M&A? Our courses offer insights and methodologies straight from the best practitioners in the industry. With over 50 courses and growing, we deliver the knowledge you need to take your M&A practice to the next level. Explore some of our course titles below.
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Certification Programs

Formalize your team’s training process or reach your own professional goals with our certification programs.

Private Community

Move your practice forward by engaging and networking with the greatest minds in the game.

How-to Workshops

Learn the tactical steps to overcome common M&A challenges.

Templates and Checklists

Pre-made templates to quickly start organizing and managing your transaction workflows.

Become certified

Deep dive into M&A topics such as diligence, integration, and HR best practices through our certification courses taught by experienced practitioners.

Diligence management certification

In this certification course, learn how to approach diligence, build a diligence team, the art of asking good questions.
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Integration Management Certification

In this certification course, learn how to create long and short-term objectives, determine cornerstone decisions, incorporate Agile, utilize integration tools, and more.
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M&A 101 Fundamentals Certification Course

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.
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Best HR Practices Post-Close, Certification Course

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

Your company has big ambitions for growth. Learn how current practitioners map, analyze, and develop their thesis to chase the right opportunities.

The Complexities of Sell-Side M&A

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M&A Landscapes and Identifying Gaps in M&A Strategy

In this course, learn how to build M&A landscapes, identify gaps in M&A strategy, align leaders, determine risks, and more. This course is taught by Tomer Stavitsky, experienced corporate development and head of M&A professional.
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Successfully Selling Sub-Scale Subsidiaries

In this course, learn how successfully sell sub-scale subsidiaries from Michael Frankel, Founder and Managing Partner at Trajectory Capital Partners.
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How to Formulate an M&A Strategy

Oftentimes, M&A is used as a strategy to expand business. But in fact, M&A is not a strategy. M&A is a tool that businesses can use to achieve their corporate strategy. In this course, learn how to formulate an M&A strategy with Matt Arsenault, VP of Corporate Development at Jamf.
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Building Corporate Development

To be effective each transaction type requires different corporate development focus, alignment, skill sets and structure. Learn how to build an in-house corporate development team that can pivot focuses.
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How to Source Deals as Corp Dev

In this course, learn how corporate development sources deals, creates NDAs, collect documents and think on diligence.
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How to Setup an Organization for Inorganic Growth

In this course, learn how to prepare your organization for inorganic growth from Chris von Bogdandy, Senior Director at Slalom.
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Hiring Your Corporate Development Team

In this course, learn how to hiring personal for a corporate development team in this course with Justin Goldman, VP of Finance at Place Exchange.
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Perfect Equity Splits for Early-Stage Startups

In this course, learn how to create a equity split using the slicing the pie method from Mike Moyer, author of "The Slicing Pie Handbook" and Adjunct Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University.
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M&A Science Holiday Virtual Summit Day 1

This course includes sessions from the M&A Science Holiday Virtual Summit we held in December 2020. Topics range from integration to negotiation, to general corporate development insight, success metrics, and more.
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Sourcing/Strategy Podcast Lessons

Learn about sourcing and strategy from podcast interviews with various M&A professionals.
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How to Build an M&A Communication Plan

Learn how to build an M&A communication plan in this course taught by David Olsson, Partner at Beyond the Deal.
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How to Negotiate a Term Sheet

Learn how to negotiate a term sheet with Chris Hecht, Head of Corporate Development at Atlassian.
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How to Model Synergies in M&A

In this course, learn how to model synergies in M&A from PJ Patel, Co-CEO & Senior Managing Director at Valuation Research Corporation.
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Connecting the Transaction Process & Maximizing Value Creation

Learn about how to connect the overall transaction process & optimize value creation in this course with Carlos Cesta.
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An Introduction to Agile M&A

This course provides you with an introduction into the benefits of Agile M&A.
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How to Maximize the Value of Your Business Prior to a Sale

In this course, learn how to successfully prepare your business and maximize its value prior to a sale.
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Absorb diligence knowledge

Don’t drown in checklists and email threads. See how successful corporate development teams approach assessing risk despite tightening deadlines.

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The Complexities of Sell-Side M&A

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Internal Due Diligence

In this M&A Science Academy course, learn how to conduct internal diligence from M&A Integration Expert, Pat Belotti. Throughout the course, Pat dives into the differences between internal and external diligence, creating diligence templates, gaining economies of scale, maintaining confidentiality during diligence, and more.
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M&A Science Diligence Management Certification

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.
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Diligence and Integration Podcast Lessons

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

People create the value in a deal. That’s why early integration planning is one of the first steps towards deal success. Strengthen your integration process by learning from the best.

The Complexities of Sell-Side M&A

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Managing the Pain of Integration

In this course, learn how to manage the pains of integration, integration strategy, key diligence questions for understanding integration challenges, and more. This course is taught by Stephen Myers, who has over 20 years of experience in the industry.
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The 3 Necessary Behaviors of an IMO

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

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.
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How to Build an M&A Plan

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.
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Viva la Agile M&A Integration

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.
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How to Modernize a Process-Based Company

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.
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How & Why to Update Your M&A Management Approach

Lear how to keep things simple for smooth mergers and acquisitions management and not overcomplicate deals in order to have a successful outcome.
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Best HR Practices Post-Close, Certification Course

This certification course covers tips on employee announcements, employee retention, communicating with acquired employees, and more.
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People Centric M&A

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.
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Sprintegration® - An Agile Framework for a Sustainably Successful M&A Integration

In this course, learn insights into the framework development, its components and their application.
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M&A Integration Basics

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.
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M&A Science Integration Management Certification

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.
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Managing Organizational Change Management

In this course, learn how to drive engagement and retain acquired employees.
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M&A Management Guide

In this course, Aaron Whiting, walks through a management guide.
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M&A Science Virtual Summit June 10 - 11 2020

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.
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Integration Scar Tissue and the Plays that Healed Us

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.
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Transferring Knowledge Post Close

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

Understand the value a divestiture can bring to your company. Timing, leadership alignment, and preparation is key. Approach the process with confidence by learning tips from experienced practitioners.

The Complexities of Sell-Side M&A

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The Complexities of Sell-Side M&A

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Preparing and Executing Divestitures

Even though no two divestitures are alike, teams can create plays to streamline the process. In this course, learn how to use plays to help prepare for and execute a divestiture.
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Executing a Divestiture Without a Bank

In this course, learn how to successfully execute a divestiture without using a bank from Russ Hartz, Vice President of Corporate Development at Ansys.
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Divestiture Podcast Lessons

Learn more about divestitures from two different M&A HR professionals' points of view.
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Preparing Your Organization for a Divestiture

Before any divestiture, management needs to get an upfront assessment of their current resources. Learn how to conduct it in this course.
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Divestitures: Planning to Execution

In this course, learn about a divestiture's lifecycle, from planning to execution. This course is taught by Larry Forman, Senior Manager at Deloitte and Michael Frankel, SVP and Managing Director, Deloitte New-Venture Accelerator.
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Ready to succeed in M&A?

Expand the scope of your M&A knowledge with access to eBooks, previous M&A Science Summit recordings, and other miscellaneous topics.

The Complexities of Sell-Side M&A

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The Complexities of Sell-Side M&A

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Private Equity Trends

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.
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M&A 101 Fundamentals Certification Course

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.
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Secrets to Building an M&A Function

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.
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A Deep Dive into Go-To-Market Strategy

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

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.
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The Exit Strategy Playbook: The Definitive Guide to Selling Your Business

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

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.
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Leadership Lessons to Overcome Change Management Challenges

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.
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Preparing for an Investment Banking Vice President Role

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.
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M&A Science Summer Summit June 2021

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.
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The Legal Team's Role in M&A

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.
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I loved the frankness, honesty, and some of the "hard learnings". Overall, Jim's experience and his teachings within this courses keeps me coming back for more. Thank you.
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