How to create value through mergers and acquisitions? Here what prof. Mathieu Luypaert has to say.

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The industry is changing – getting smarter and more connected. Production will change – and so must the supply chain. How can networking, digitisation, and smart analytics help you build the factory of the future?

This unique programme combines the expertise of one of Europe’s leading institutes of technology and one of its leading business schools. At RWTH Aachen’s Engineering Campus, lab time and demo factory visits combine to give you an action-oriented learning experience. This helps you to build your framework for a factory of the future. At Vlerick Business School, you’ll learn the very latest in strategic supply chain management and leadership. This powerful combination will give you the skills, experience and confidence to master the transition towards a digital factory and supply chain. And as you learn, you’ll be developing an action plan for your organisation – and present it to your board.

Mergers and acquisitions have become a part of today’s increasingly competitive and global economic environment. They can be important strategic tools for creating value. In this course, you will learn all the steps in the M&A process. Many of the crucial elements that can make or break a merger or acquisition will be identified, from selecting bona fide prospects to structuring the best deal. Also the integration will be discussed, which is in many cases a bottleneck that can make the whole merger fail. The many challenges of acquisitions and how to overcome them will be examined, based on best practice and participants’ own experiences.

During this course you will learn how to financially structure a deal, how to make it work and how to let different cultures blend into each other. It is a course that gives you an in-depth perspective about mergers and acquisitions from A to Z.