University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations

This course is part of Mergers and Acquisitions Specialization

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Oktay Urcan

Instructor: Oktay Urcan

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

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Intermediate level
Some related experience required
8 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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There are 5 modules in this course

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1 video5 readings

Mergers, acquisitions, and other complex transactions (e.g., spin-offs, carve-outs, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations) drastically alter firms’ financial statements. In this module, you will explore main types of equity investments and learn accounting for passive and significant type of investments.

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5 videos2 readings6 quizzes

Investments between 50% and 100% give the acquirer firm control over the target firm for all operational and financial decisions of the target firm. These investments are accounted for using consolidation. In this module, you will explore accounting for consolidation

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5 videos2 readings6 quizzes

There are various special issues in mergers and acquisitions. In this module, you will explore some common special considerations in mergers and acquisitions including definition of business, identifying the acquirer firm, bargain purchase, acquisition related costs, and earnouts.

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6 videos2 readings6 quizzes

There are various ways to conduct mergers and acquisitions. In this module, you will explore reverse acquisitions, step acquisitions, and accounting for deconsolidations.

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4 videos2 readings4 quizzes

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4.8 (7 ratings)
Oktay Urcan
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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