Automation in M&A
Technology is reshaping every corner of modern business, and M&A is no exception.
What you’ll learn
- How to apply it is becoming a core skill for corporate development teams
- How to measure strategy during automation initiatives
- How to conduct strategic fit analysis
Who is this course for
This course is for corporate development professionals, M&A analysts, and integration leaders who want to move beyond spreadsheets and PowerPoints and build a more systematic, data-driven approach to M&A. If you're responsible for deal strategy, process improvement, or managing high volumes of transactions and feel like the discipline lacks rigor, Dr. Popp shows you how automation, machine learning, and structured data modeling can bring real science to every stage of the deal — from strategy through integration.
Instructor
Dr. Carl Michael Popp is Senior Director of Corporate Development at SAP, the world's leading enterprise resource planning software company, headquartered in Waldorf, Germany. An economist by training with a PhD in information systems, Carl spent the early part of his career in process modeling and product management at SAP before a brief stint at a Munich-based security software startup. He returned to SAP in 2007, where he was introduced to post-merger integration, and has been leading M&A projects and driving M&A process improvement within SAP's corporate development function ever since. Carl is also the author of Automation of Mergers and Acquisitions, a book that breaks down M&A strategy into structured data and process models — translating what is often a fluffy, PowerPoint-driven discipline into something rigorous and repeatable.
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The Intelligence Hub is where M&A practitioners access Buyer-Led M&A™ playbooks, frameworks, templates, and real-world insights from experienced deal leaders. Courses are taught by practitioners who've run deals — not academics or advisors. Topics include integration planning, due diligence, deal sourcing, valuation, and more.
The Intelligence Hub is available 24/7 through your M&A Science membership. Access them on-demand at your pace, on any device.
It depends on where you are in your M&A journey. If you're building foundational knowledge, start with the M&A Fundamentals Track — five courses covering the full deal lifecycle from sourcing through integration. If you're already running deals and want to build a repeatable, scalable process, explore the Buyer-Led M&A™ Certification. New courses are added regularly as we deepen the curriculum.
