ACG University
Invest in the future of your best junior deal professionals
About ACG University
Designed as an exclusive educational and networking program, ACG University will enroll up to 25 up and coming M&A deal makers for the Class of 2011 who possess 2 – 4 years of deal experience in a serial education program designed to:
§ Teach a broad range of essential deal making skills and strategies through lecture and hands-on case work to create savvy, knowledgeable and skilled dealmakers.
§ Create cohorts which will facilitate long-term relationship/network building among future M&A leaders within the deal community. Each class will be composed of a balanced number of private equity and corporate buyers, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and lenders.
§ Offer access to all the resources of ACG and the broader deal community in Philadelphia through membership (included).
About the Course Work
ACG University will immerse participants into the life cycle of a deal using a case study method for teaching the key elements of sourcing, negotiating, structuring and closing a deal. Each class will include pre-reading, expert level instruction, team-based case work/presentation of findings and feedback. Classes will take place every third Friday morning from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm beginning in January 2011. For a more detailed curriculum visit this link.
Class 1: Strategic / Opportunity Analysis – Sourcing Deals & Building Your Acquisition Strategy
Class 2: Valuation – Methodologies and Approaches
Class 3: Due Diligence – Financial, Operational, Technical, Management
Class 4: Arranging Financing – Financing your deal to match your exit
Class 5: Structuring the Transaction & LOI to match business objectives
Class 6: Negotiating the Purchase Agreement & Closing the Transaction
Class 7: The 100 Day Plan: Integration & Closing Dinner!
How to Apply
Space for ACG University is limited. Candidates must be sponsored by an ACG Member. Selection will be based on prior experience, commitment, as well as overall composition and make up of the applicant pool. To complete the on-line application please visit this link.