TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Define the analytic structure required to plan and evaluate the restructure of the organization 2) Compare and select the best assestment tools for mergers, acquisitions. 3) Compare different payment models. 4) Define the institutional structure of the firm and evaluate , the effects of this structure on market value of the firm and importance of this structure for shareholders, 5) Command on the financial and legal environment of the firms during overseas mergers and acquisitions.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of this course is to teach contemporary business transformation incidents such as mergers, acquisitions and evaluation throughout different paradigmatic perspectives and approaches. Mergers and acquisitions may have many different substantial aspects however accounting, economical, financial and legal affairs are the most important aspects of the merging process. This lesson aims to integrate all the emphasized aspects of merging process and aims to enlarge participants? financial frame of reference. In the context of this lesson main financial examination methods such as advanced evaluation techniques, acquisition, sell-outs, partial sell-outs and leveraged buyouts will be focused. In addition, within the scope of this lesson resolving techniques of financial distress and bankruptcy issues will be discussed. Course content designed for combine both theoretical assumptions and empirical findings of relevant academic literature. Furthermore, each of the subtopics will be corroborated via context specific case analysis and guest speakers.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Introduction to mergers and acquisitions 3rd Week Legal Issues I 4th Week Legal Issues II 5th Week Tactics on Mergers & Acquisitions 6th Week Transactions on Mergers & Acquisitions 7th Week Valuation and estimation of cash flows 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Application of Financial Modeling Techniques for the Valuation And Structure of Mergers And Acquisitions I 10th Week Application of Financial Modeling Techniques for the Valuation And Structure of Mergers And Acquisitions II 11th Week Application of Financial Modeling Techniques for the Valuation And Structure of Mergers And Acquisitions III 12th Week Financing Transactions: Leveraged Buyout Structures And Valuation 13th Week Cross Border Transactions: Analysis and Valuation 14th Week Financial Statements related to Busines Combinations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities, Donald DePamphilis, Elsevier, Finansal Tablolar ve Mali Analiz Teknikleri, Nalan Akdoğan, Gazi Kİtabevi Uluslararası Finansal Raporlama Standartları, IFRS Foundation, 2011
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 6 84 Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 10 6 60 Total Workload 300 Total Workload / 30 10 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No