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Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Advanced Topics

Master complex M&A accounting including spinoffs, LBOs, tax considerations, and financial statement analysis.

Master complex M&A accounting including spinoffs, LBOs, tax considerations, and financial statement analysis.

This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Mergers and Acquisitions Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.

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Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Advanced Topics

This course includes

7 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Intermediate Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

Free course

What you'll learn

  • Master accounting for spinoffs and equity carveouts

  • Understand leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations

  • Analyze tax implications in M&A transactions

  • Evaluate financial statements in complex corporate structures

  • Calculate organic versus acquired growth

Skills you'll gain

Financial Accounting
Corporate Reorganization
Tax Analysis
M&A Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Spinoffs
Leveraged Buyouts
Equity Carveouts
Recapitalization
Ratio Analysis

This course includes:

0.88 Hours PreRecorded video

13 quizzes

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FullTime access

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There are 5 modules in this course

This advanced course explores complex topics in mergers and acquisitions accounting, focusing on four key areas: spinoffs and equity carveouts, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations, tax considerations in inter-corporate investments, and financial statement analysis. Students learn to interpret and analyze complex organizational structures through financial accounting information. The curriculum provides detailed coverage of special divestitures, corporate reorganizations, tax implications, and analytical techniques for evaluating M&A transactions.

Course Orientation

Module 1 · 51 Minutes to complete

Special Types of Divestitures

Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete

Corporate Reorganizations

Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete

Tax Considerations in Inter-Corporate Investments

Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete

Financial Statement Analysis (FSA) with Inter-Corporate Investments

Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete

Fee Structure

Instructor

Oktay Urcan
Oktay Urcan

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1,76,255 Students

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Professor of Accountancy at the University of Illinois specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and archival financial accounting.

Oktay Urcan is a Professor of Accountancy and the Academic Director of iDegrees at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He holds the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Faculty Fellowship and the Fred & Virginia Roedgers Faculty Fellowship in Accountancy. Urcan joined the university in 2014 after serving as an assistant professor at London Business School. His research focuses on archival financial accounting, particularly the relevance of accounting information in debt markets and accounting disclosures. He teaches courses such as "Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations" and "Financial Accounting: Advanced Topics." Urcan has received multiple accolades for his teaching excellence, including being listed among the Teachers Ranked as Excellent at Illinois.

Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Advanced Topics

This course includes

7 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Intermediate Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

Free course

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