·        The nature of mergers/acquisitions/takeovers, and sales of businesses;

·        Approaches to share valuations;

·        The use of cash, shares, and other modes as purchase considerations;

·        Issues in the mergers/acquisitions/takeovers, and sales processes;

·        Behavioral aspects;

·        Review.

 

This Workshop enables participants to understand and plan for investment in longer-term projects. It provides insights into approaches to investment appraisal. In so doing, it seeks to take account of risk within the longer-term decision.

Specifically, the intended outcomes are to:

·        Identify and discuss the main reasons for mergers and takeovers;

·        Identify and discuss the main methods of valuing the shares of a business

·        Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of the main forms of purchase consideration used in a business valuations;

·        Identify the likely winners and losers from takeover/sale activity

·        Outline the tactics that may be used to defend against a hostile takeover bid

This one day Workshop is for all managers who need to gain an understanding of and insights into approaches to the valuation of businesses, be it for the purpose of mergers, acquisitions, or sale of their own businesses.

 

Alan is a qualified accountant (FCCA and ACMA) with a Doctorate in Education (Institute of Education-IOE, University of London), a Masters Degree in Business (City University Business School, London). He is Director of Studies in the Department of Management Science and Innovation at University College London (UCL), and Visiting Professor in Managerial Accounting on the SIMBA Program at Tongji University, Shanghai. In the past he has been Head of The Centre for Financial Management at The Open University Business School, Head of School of Accounting & Taxation at South Bank Polytechnic, and Director of Accounting Studies at Hatfield Polytechnic. Alan has a wealth of experience of real world finance issues and solutions and communicating them to managers.

 

Dates: November 7, 2013 from 8;30 a.m. to 5;30 p.m.

Fees: 4,500 RMB (covers tuition, case materials and lunches)

Language: English (with Chinese translation)

Venue: Tongji University EDP Center, 1 ZhangwuLu, Shanghai

Deadline for registration: September 21, 2013. You should register as soon as possible heresince the number of participants is limited and demand is high.

Payment: No payment is due until you have received confirmation of your admission. Payment is due 15 days before the Workshop and refund in case of non-show is limited to 50% of the fees.