Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Mergers & Acquisitions

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Finance

Application Deadline Approaching

Last date to apply: February 19, 2027 · Program starts on February 20, 2027

About Programme

Build transaction-ready M&A skills. Master DCF, LBO, comparable-company valuation, accretion/dilution modelling, and deal structuring.
Learn the complete deal lifecycle. Apply financial, legal, tax, and commercial due diligence, along with Indian regulatory and cross-border M&A frameworks.
Use of AI in Deal Work. Cover topics on AI-assisted due diligence and Deal Screening.
Design a deal model for a capital raising transaction. Navigate the entire transaction life cycle, from deal targeting to deal structuring and Integration.
This program is designed for working professionals. Complete the program in 3 months with live sessions on the weekends.

What you'll learn

Understand DCF, comparable company, precedent transaction, and LBO valuation methods.
Develop accretion/dilution models to analyze deal economics and potential value.
Conduct structured due diligence to identify financial, commercial, legal, and tax risks.
Explore Indian M&A regulations, SEBI regulations, competition laws and tax laws.
Use AI-assisted target screening and due diligence while validating outputs and spotting errors.
Plan integration and synergies to help transactions achieve intended business outcomes.
End-to-end M&A deal execution, including target identification, valuation, due diligence, deal structuring, and integration.

Skills you'll gain

Financial Statement AnalysisCompany Valuation & Financial Modelling Deal Accounting & Analysis Due Diligence & Deal Structuring Regulatory KnowledgeAI-Assisted Deal ScreeningPost-Merger Integration & Synergy Planning End-to-End M&A Execution

Programme Content

Foundations of M&A & Corporate Restructuring

  • M&A Strategy and Deal Rationale: Motivations for Mergers, Acquisitions, Buyouts, and Divestitures from Acquirer/Seller/Stakeholder Perspectives
  • Fundamentals of Corporate Restructuring: Mergers, Demergers, Spin-offs, Buyouts, Divestitures
  • Forms of Acquiring Corporate Control: Share Purchase, Asset Purchase, Slump Sale, and Control Premium
  • Case Study: Merger of HDFC Ltd with HDFC Bank Ltd

    • Financial Statement & Valuation Fundamentals

  • Reading and Interpreting the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement
  • Ratio analysis and Linking the three statements
  • Introduction to Valuation Approaches: DCF, Comparable company analysis, Precedent transactions

    • Advanced Valuation, LBO Modelling & Deal Accounting

  • DCF Modelling: Assumptions, Drivers, WACC, and Terminal value
  • Trading comparables and precedent transactions in depth peer selection, Multiples, Control premium, and Synergy valuation
  • LBO modelling and M&A accretion/dilution analysis
  • Deal accounting under Ind AS 103: Purchase price allocation, Goodwill, and Common-control combinations
  • Cross-checking modelling outputs against manual benchmarks
  • Mini-Project: End-to-end Company Valuation using three methodologies

    • Due Diligence & Deal Structuring

  • Due Diligence Workstreams: Financial, Legal, Tax, and Commercial
  • Deal process and documentation: Sell-side auctions, Information memorandum, Non-binding and Binding offers, Term sheets, SPA/SHA, Reps & Warranties
  • Deal structuring: Cash vs. stock consideration, Earn-outs, Contingent consideration, Locked-box vs. Completion-accounts pricing
  • Acquisition financing: Debt vs. Equity funding, Bank and Private credit, Financing conditions
  • Case Study: Zomato's all-stock acquisition of Blinkit

    • Legal, Regulatory & Tax Considerations

  • NCLT process, Scheme of Arrangement, Companies Act and SEBI provisions
  • SEBI Takeover Code and Competition Law issues in acquisitions of listed entities
  • Tax considerations and statutory provisions in restructuring
  • Case Study: Takeover of Mindtree by L&T

    • Cross-Border M&A, Takeover Defence & AI-Assisted Deal Screening

  • Hostile bids, cross-border M&A, and takeover-defence tactics
  • AI fundamentals for finance: How LLMs work, Prompt engineering, Where AI fails on numbers
  • AI-Assisted deal screening and Due diligence support
  • Case Study: An AI-accelerated Due diligence teardown

    • Post-Merger Integration & Emerging Trends

  • Post-merger integration planning and Synergy realisation
  • Risk-transfer tools: Warranty & Indemnity insurance, private credit in deal financing
  • ESG and policy: Linked M&A (RDI scheme sectors- AI, biotech, climate-tech)
  • AI governance and model-risk considerations in deal work (RBI/SEBI guidance)

    • Capstone Project & Presentations

  • Build an end-to-end M&A transaction model (Target screening → Valuation → Due diligence → Deal structure → PMI plan)
  • Written defense of assumptions and deal rationale
  • Peer collaboration: Deal-team simulation (Analyst/Associate/Advisor roles) with mentor review
  • Final presentations & Industry/faculty feedback

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