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[Course Name] FIN 597I [Overview] The purposes of the course are to provide the student with (1) a fundamental understanding of the finance and economics of the M&A marketplace, and (2) the basic skills needed to succeed in various professional capacities in the M&A marketplace, such as investment banker, management consultant, strategic planner, and lawyer. In this course the students will read significant portions of three books: Takeovers, Restructuring & Corporate Governance; Applied Mergers and Acquisitions; and Big Deal. There also will be periodic supplemental materials. Thus, there will be a significant amount of reading, and students will have to make several presentations on assigned topics. [Course Title] 
Merger Finance and Economics
Second Year Course List — Penn State Smeal College of Business