Buying, Selling and Valuation of the Firm (2cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students are able to recognize the stages and contents of acquisitions and selling firms. Students are able to plan an acquisition and selling process and he knows central principles of valuation of a small firm.

Content

-stages and contents of mergers and acquisitions
-mergers and acquisitions as a part of strategic development of a firm
-buying a business as a way to start or to grow business
-integration of an acquisition
-succcessful prerequisites of mergers and acquisitions
-channels of selling and buying businesses
-different principles of valuation of a firm

Materials

-Yritys myyntikuntoon. Omistajanvaihdosten valtakunnallinen koordinointi, 2011.
Availability: http://www.tem.fi/files/29920/Yritys_myyntikuntoon_FI.pdf

-Ohjeita yritysostoa suunnitteleville uusille yrittäjille. Omistajanvaihdosten valtakunnallinen koordinointi, 2012.
Availability: http://www.ely-keskus.fi/documents/10191/45001/Ostajan+opas_FI_Ohjeita_bisneksen_ostajalle.pdf/707f11e3-ee53-49b1-b5f3-1392d988dfef

-Rantanen (2012) Arvonmääritys yrityskaupassa. Suomen yrittäjät.

Material and articles (in English) delivered by lecturer

Teaching methods

-contact teaching
-visitor lecturers
-case-work
-group work

Student workload

-contact teaching 15 h (80% compulsory)
-independent work 37 h including tutoring

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent 5
Student recognizes in an excellent way different stages of a buying and selling process of a firm
Student is able to plan a buying process of a firm in a versatile way.

Good 4-3
Student recognizes well different stages of a buying and selling process of a firm
Student is able to plan a buying process of a firm.

Satisfactory 2-1
Student recognizes different stages of a buying and selling process of a firm
Student is able to preliminary plan a buying process of firm.

Qualifications

Yritystoiminnan perusteet

Further information

The course will produce 2 R&D credits