TACC613 Mergers and Acquisitions TACC613 Mergers and Acquisitions Campus: South Eveleigh, NSW 2015 Units of Credit: 6 Prerequisite or Corequisite: TFIN603 Corporate Finance or TFIN601 Business Finance EFTSL*: 0.125 Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3 Tuition Fee See Tuition Fee Schedule Application Date: See Key Dates Unit Overview: This subject looks at all aspects of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and restructuring process. Topics covered include the relation between mergers and corporate strategy, M&A deal rationale, valuation and structuring issues. Additionally, common types of M&A deals and restructuring transactions are also covered. Specific topics addressed include reasons for takeovers, merger waves, academic research on M&A, business and acquisition plans, implementation of takeover plans, valuation in the takeover context, regulation of takeovers, deal structuring issues, private equity and leveraged buyout (LBO) transactions, takeover of privately-held firms, alternative exit and restructuring strategies and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Legal and tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions are also examined. *EFTSL = Equivalent full-time study load