Go inside the M&A process—from strategy and valuation to execution and post-merger management. Emerge with the ability and confidence to broker powerful deals and create shareholder value.
Dates
Jan 19 – 24, 2025
Status
Accepting Applications
Format
In-Person
Location
HBS Campus
Fee
$17,500
Application Due
Jan 9, 2025
The program fee covers tuition, program materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Properly structuring the M&A process builds trust across organizational divides and adds value to your dealmaking team. Amidst continuous disruption, a well-executed merger or acquisition can be the difference between pulling ahead and falling behind.
Mergers and Acquisitions delivers a comprehensive understanding of the entire M&A lifecycle to help you forge strategic partnerships, navigate complex negotiations, and drive corporate growth. You'll gain the critical cross-functional perspective needed to build a strategic advantage and expand your company’s market share.
Key Program Features
Key Topics
Examine different strategic approaches suited to private versus public companies in developed, emerging, and distressed economies
Explore hedge fund activism, hostile takeovers, cross-border deals, corporate inversions, earn-outs, spin-offs, restructurings, and corporate governance
Identify the right targets, assess business value accurately, and perform meaningful due diligence
Build a negotiation toolkit and negotiate complex multi-party, multi-issue deals
Understand the financial contexts and nuances around a successful acquisition
Learn the imperatives for effective and efficient post-merger management
Program Format
6
days on the HBS campus
12–15
hours of pre-program work
Case materials and a detailed schedule will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.
Who Should Attend
C-suite and senior executives involved in M&A activity who want to broaden their knowledge of financial business valuation methods, negotiation strategies, and deal process design
Directors of public and private companies
Founders and CEOs of established start-ups
Investment bankers, transactional lawyers, and private equity investors
Individuals and teams are welcome to attend. Sending two or more representatives from your organization fosters teamwork and amplifies program impact.
Global Perspective
3%
Africa
9%
Asia Pacific
19%
Europe
8%
Latin America
14%
Middle East
47%
North America
Top Industries Represented
16%
Financial
12%
High Technology
11%
Professional Services
10%
Manufacturing
6%
Chem/Pharma/Bio
5%
Raw Materials / Energy
4%
Health Care
4%
Real Estate / Construction
4%
Transportation
3%
Agriculture
Experience
Years Worked
5%
Less than 10 years
12%
10-14 years
23%
15-19 years
22%
20-24 years
20%
25-29 years
13%
30-34 years
3%
35-39 years
2%
40 or more
Companies That Have Participated
Barclays
The Coca-Cola Company
ECCO Sko A/S
Intel
Kohler
Lam Research Corporation
Raymond Limited
Rockwell Automation
Teaching Team
All our executive education programs are developed and taught by a team of widely recognized HBS faculty. Many are skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
This in-person program takes place on our storied campus where you'll live and learn at the heart of Boston's vibrant business, academic, and technology hubs.
At HBS, every detail is carefully calibrated to drive your success. Living arrangements and classrooms that spark connection. Unrivaled academic resources. And rejuvenating fitness, dining, and cultural amenities.
Admissions
We admit applicants on a rolling, space-available basis, so you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.
The selective admissions process is based on professional achievement, organizational responsibility, and the admissions criteria for each program as described in Who Should Attend. There are no formal educational requirements for HBS Executive Education programs.
Program content, dates, schedule, fees, technology platforms, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.