Corporate Restructuring, Mergers, and Acquisitions Creating Value in Turbulent Times

Who Is Right for the Program

The Harvard Business School Executive Education program Corporate Restructuring, Mergers, and Acquisitions is appropriate for executives in diverse roles, management specialties, and industries. You should have a general understanding of how to interpret a company's financial statements, but do not need specialized skills in valuing companies or analyzing financial data.

Typical participants include, but are not limited to:

  • Chief executive officers
  • Chief financial officers and treasurers
  • General managers
  • Financial and strategy consultants
  • Investment bankers and commercial bank loan officers
  • Turnaround consultants
  • Attorneys, accountants, and others providing services to companies in need of restructuring
  • Institutional investors and other investors seeking opportunities in restructuring situations

Past Participants Represented:

Industries Nationalities
5% Chem/Pharm/Bio 10% Asia/Pacific
1% Communications 45% Europe
4% Consumer Products 7% Latin America
35% Financial 38% North America
4% High Technology
12% Manufacturing
3% Nonprofit Services
3% Other Services
15% Professional Services
3% Raw Materials/Energy
7% Real Estate/Construction
2% Retail Services
6% Utilities/Telecommunications

Participating Companies Have Included:

Akzo Nobel NV
Allianz
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Applied Materials, Inc.
Arrow International, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
The Boeing Company
Chubb & Son, Inc
Credit Suisse First Boston LLC
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deutsche Bank AG
E.ON AG

F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd.
General Electric Company
International Business
     Machines Corporation
JDS Uniphase Corporation
KPMG International
Massachusetts Mutual Life
     Insurance Company
Mastercard International, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Verizon Communications, Inc.
The World Bank Group