Quite good course, demands lots of dedication but totally worth it. (it contains lots of calculations) You will do well as long as you are organized and take notes during the lessons.

I was involved in M&A activities a few times in my 30yr career in the technology sector, but always on the technical side. The course material delivered by Heitor Almeida not only has substantial level of detail with great excel support files, but it had a good impact in my ability to undertand several aspects related to failure and successes of the deals I was involved with, including a hostile takeover by one of my previous employers. The material also helped me underdstand the stock market behavior after M&A deals are announced whether the target is public or private enterprise. I highly recommend this course for young finance or technology professionals who wish to improve their understanding of inorganic product growth or M&A strategies.

Very good and clear course, even if all data are US based ones. I highly recommend to follow it, because it's fresh, well illustrated and really never boring.

Some questions are in negative form, so non native english spreakers could have understanding problems. Read carefuly each question.

Prof. Almeida gives a lot a joy in his courses and this again will be carry through all lessons without making you tired of it.

I enjoyed it.

Great chears to all from France ! Merci à vous.

The course is well-organized and easy to follow! I have gained a lot.

course is well laid out -- the professor did a great job at explaining the material and was able to take the student through it in a way that made it very understandable. highly recommend

Professor Almeida makes topics easy to understand and it is a pleasure to learn from him.

Material, class, quizes, case studies and examples support well the learning.

This Course contains a lot of errors on the Quiz, grading some scores as both correct and incorrect.

A complete course to understand about valuation, mainly if you want to begining from the basics. I think that course will help my career! I only suggest a little change about Honors Assignment avaliation method because the students just avaliate themselves work to obtain them honors instead really avaliate if your valuation has justified assumptions, for example: my file was completely organized and clear, but in the first attempt of honors, a student avaliated my file was a mess. Then, I think that a different avaliation method can make this course better, like a automatic avaliation or professor's correction. Anyway, thank you, professor Almeida!

I really enjoyed the course and have learned quite a lot of strategies, practices, legality, calculations, and various terms used in M&A. No matter how many deals i have executed or got exposed in the past, now i feel more confident, informed, and equipped to do better with solid foundation through this process. I am going to miss attending the lectures and practice sessions on a daily basis which was exciting and addictive. Thanks to Professor Heitor Almeida, University of Illinois, GIES, and Coursera ! You are the best! - Prakash Venkataraman Cambridge ON Canada

I recently completed the Mergers and Acquisitions Specialization by the University of Illinois through Coursera. The course was challenging and enriching, offering deep insights into valuation, deal structuring, and financial modeling. The faculty provided excellent guidance, and the collaborative learning environment was highly rewarding. Highly recommend this specialization for anyone looking to deepen their knowledge in M&A. Warm regards, Oleksandr Vorontsov

Incredible course, a lot of valuable information and straight to the point. All videos are really direct and teaches exactly what you need to know, no time wasted. The quizzes and activities are great to put what you learned into practice. Recommend this a lot.

Enjoyed the course. + Partially it is devoted to working in excel on valuing M&A transactions using real world data. + It provides findings from research on mergers and acquisitions. - Some aspects of valuation are simplified

The math is light AND the thinking is hard. The class is most effective at putting one in the right mindset to consider M&A:Valuation and Pricing.

From my view, you need to have some background in finance. The course is well explained and practical

Very good! I enjoyed this one a lot. Many practical insights and hands on advice. Cheers

Awesome. Complex concepts made so simple. God bless the professor.

A very systematic course with great examples and practice !

It's cool, a lot of practice with the practical theory.

Good knowledge for entering the MnA Industry

Fantastic course. Very interesting topic

Very detailed! Very well-structured!

Good introduction about M&A world

Extra-Ordinary Course Content!

Very very good instructor.

Great starter course!