University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Advanced Topics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Advanced Topics

Oktay Urcan

Instructor: Oktay Urcan

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(16 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
Approx. 7 hours
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

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13 quizzes

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There are 5 modules in this course

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1 video5 readings

Acquirer firms may divest their investments in other firms in some exotic ways. In this module, you will explore two notable special divestitures: spinoffs and equity carveouts.

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3 videos2 readings3 quizzes

Acquirer firms may obtain the control of target firms in some exotic ways. In this module, you will explore two notable corporate reorganizations: leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and recapitalizations (RECAPs).

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3 videos2 readings3 quizzes

Inter-corporate investments can result in special tax issues for target shareholders and target firms. In this module, you will explore taxable versus tax-free transactions, step-ups versus carryovers, deferred taxes, and miscellaneous acquisition-related tax issues including loss trafficking and goodwill taxation.

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5 videos2 readings4 quizzes

Financial statement analysis (FSA) builds models to evaluate past position and predict future performance of a firm using financial statements. In this module, you will explore FSA in the presence of inter-corporate investments and calculation of organic versus acquired growth.

What's included

3 videos2 readings3 quizzes

Instructor

Oktay Urcan
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

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