BUSI 645 - Mergers and Acquisitions

(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 506 or BUSI 305 and BUSI 610. This course is designed to acquaint the student with the process of researching, developing and implementing an initiative to acquire/merge business entity (entities). This subject matter touches on the financial, managerial, accounting, legal, and human resources functions. Concepts that will be covered in the course include market strategy, financial planning, due diligence, human resource issues, synergy, integration, legal/regulatory considerations, and globalization concerns. The student will be expected to assume the role of merger and acquisition analyst and strategize for the combination possibilities. A thread of Christian ethics involving the spiritual evaluation of specific courses of action will span the breadth of the course.