Investment Banking

The demystification of the (financial & operational) modelling

Valuation – the marriage of science and art

Bespoke process architecture as key success factor for optimal M&A transaction outcomes

Basics, trends and pitfalls on the intersection of the legal world and M&A - the relevance of the SPA

Generating Alpha – the importance of Private Equity as an asset class

Quo vadis activism? An American solution to an American problem?

Public M&A: the Königsdisziplin of dealmaking

Accordingly, the course will also cover topics such operational and financial modelling which ultimately are a basic requirement for not only understanding valuation techniques but also for example to assess value creation in a Leveraged Buyout scenario.

Enriched with multiple and diverse examples from Jan Caspar Hoffmann’s extensive deal doing over the last more than 2 decades, the course will illustrate applied theory in a global and cross-border setting.

In order to achieve maximum practical relevance, select high profile guest speakers covering various disciplines will be invited to contribute to the sessions.

Course target is to enable students to understand – and be able to apply – advanced Corporate Finance topics in a real life setting irrespective of the domain in which it takes place.

The course is complementary to various other courses offered, namely “Private Equity and Venture Capital”, “Mergers & Acquisitions and Other Corporate Restructurings” and “Investments” with marginal, if any, overlap.

if lecture will be in class also an Excel-based modelling workshop

probably 2-4 guest lecturer