CODE 64537 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO 8706 (LM-77) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO 8706 (LM-77) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno AMMINISTRAZIONE, FINANZA E CONTROLLO 8706 (LM-77) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/07 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course aims at providing the skill to achieve specific results through M&A operations and the working knowledge of the techniques involved. Additionally it pertains to the accounting aspects of complex merger and acquisition transactions as a result of business combinations. The groundword for how to value a firm (fundamentals of corporate valuation) is covered. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at providing the skill to achieve specific results through M&A operations and the working knowledge of the techniques involved in the corporate valuation and in the net income tax calculation. In addition, it pertains to the accounting aspects of complex merger and acquisition transactions as a result of business combinations. TEACHING METHODS Traditional formats (lectures) and interactive methods based on discussion and sharing of best practices in M&A and corporate valuation, together with the teacher and practitioners. SYLLABUS/CONTENT PART I: corporate valuation - intrinsic valuation - core valuation techniques - fundamentals of Discounted cash flow (DCF) - estimation of cash flows and discount rate - impact of taxes - relative valuation - special situations: emerging markets, high-growth companies, cyclical companies etc. - best practices and case studies PART II: mergers and acquisitions - recent M&A trends - corporate restructuring: types of M&A - LBO - M&A strategies - accounting methods in M&A - tax issues in M&A RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Lessons and basic materials are in Italian because of the topic specifically concerns Italian code and Italian tax legislation. However, M&A operations and fundamentals of corporate valuation can be analyse in detail in the following selected publications: - R.L. Brown, The concise guide to Mergers, Acquisitions and divestitures, Palgrave/MacMillan, 2007; - P.A.Gaughan, Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructurings, 7th ed., Wiley, 2018; - A. Damodaran, The dark side of valuation, Pearson Edu., 2010; TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FRANCESCO GIOVANNI AVALLONE Ricevimento: Professore associato Curriculum vitae Dipartimento di Economia - I livello - studio 1034 Telefono: (+39) 010209 5075 E-mail: francesco.avallone@economia.unige.it Orario ricevimento: Mercoledì: ore 15.00 Exam Board FRANCESCO GIOVANNI AVALLONE (President) ALBERTO QUAGLI PAOLA RAMASSA LESSONS LESSONS START 1° semester Class schedule M&A AND CORPORATE VALUATION EXAMS ASSESSMENT METHODS The final exam is based on a written assessment (regarding both theory and cases), and an oral part starting from a brief analysis prepared by the student on a real examples of M&A and corporate valuation. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 09/01/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 23/01/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 06/02/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 12/06/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 26/06/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 10/07/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 02/09/2019 10:30 GENOVA Scritto