M&A Science Academy
Learn M&A from 30+ industry experts.
Get unlimited access to all the workshops and join our M&A community today!
Get unlimited access to all the workshops and join our M&A community today!

Learn M&A Essentials
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.

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.
Absorb diligence knowledge
Don’t drown in checklists and email threads. See how successful corporate development teams approach assessing risk despite tightening deadlines.
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.
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.
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.
I enjoy the videos, very robust information in a time-convenient format. This gives me a take from the corporate development viewpoint (I work sell-side M&A). I look forward to learning new ideas/approaches here
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.
Become an academy member
Academy membership includes access to:
- 60 + courses
- Quarterly summits
- M&A templates and checklists
- Past events recordings
- Private community space for networking