M&A Strategy
M&A Strategy is FINSOURCE’s flagship course — a proven course in Malaysia built on real-world success stories. Drawing from over 30 years of hands-on experience, the course is delivered by seasoned mentors who break down complex M&A concepts into clear, practical insights that entrepreneurs can easily grasp.
M&A Strategy helps entrepreneurs understand current trends in the M&A market, and dives deep into the process, financial planning, legal considerations, and tax implications involved in a transaction. Through this course, entrepreneurs gain practical, battle-tested knowledge to avoid common M&A pitfalls. It offers a structured strategic framework to clarify the path forward and empower entrepreneurs to pursue their M&A ambitions with confidence.
The Six Benefits of Mergers and Acquisitions
Accelerate Business Expansion
Increase Market Share
Acquire New Technologies or Products
Achieve Synergies
Diversify Risks
Gain Access to Talent
Wong Keng Fai Trainer
- CFA® Charterholder Chartered Financial Analyst
- Independent Director of Solar District Cooling Group Berhad
- Independent Director of Hiap Huat Holdings Berhad
- HRD Corp Certified Trainer
- Worked in investment banking
- Projects - corporate acquisitions, full takeovers of listed companies, and various corporate capital projects
- Multiple cross-border acquisitions (Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong)
Learning Objective
How to Structure M&A Deals
How to Create Value Through M&A
Understanding Industry Valuation Models
How to Detect Financial Manipulation
Strategies to Improve M&A Success Rates
Who is Suitable for Participation?
Entrepreneurs
Senior Management
Anyone Eager to Learn
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Offline Teaching Methods
Sign up for the M&A Strategy course to master the practical knowledge of mergers and acquisitions and move towards a new peak of corporate development!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Merger and Acquisition (M&A) is a process where two companies merge (Merger) or one of them acquires (Acquisition) another company. M&A can help a company to expand its market share, acquire new technology or improve its competitiveness.
- Expanding markets or entering new areas
- Acquiring new technology or know-how
- Achieve economies of scale and reduce costs
- Enhance competitive advantage
- Optimise financial structure
- Enhance shareholder value
The search for M&A targets should be based on the company’s strategic objectives, industry trends and market opportunities. Suitable M&A targets can be found through market research, networking within the industry, consultant recommendations and open market information.
- Optimise financial statements to ensure financial transparency
- Enhance business operations to ensure a stable operating record
- Retain key employees and core customers
- Set clear M&A objectives
- Seek help from professional advisors, such as M&A advisors, financial advisors and legal advisors
The M&A advisor should have rich M&A experience, deep industry understanding, be able to provide full process services from target sourcing, valuation, negotiation to integration, and have a good reputation among clients.
While companies can complete the M&A process on their own, the professional advice of outside advisors is important. They can provide an independent third-party perspective to help avoid potential risks, as well as market information, valuation advice, legal guidance and more.
- Developing an M&A strategy
- Finding target companies
- Conducting due diligence
- Valuing the target company
- Negotiating M&A terms
- Signing the M&A agreement
Due diligence is a core aspect of mergers and acquisitions, which helps the buyer to identify the target company’s financial status, legal issues, operational risks, etc. Inadequate due diligence may lead to future financial losses or legal disputes.
Common payment methods include:
- Cash payments
- Stock replacement
- Mixed cash and stock payments
It needs to be carefully scrutinised through legal advisers to ensure that interests are safeguarded.
M&A negotiations involve complex terms and games of interests, and companies need to be clear about their bottom line and ensure that they have sufficient flexibility on key issues. At the same time, maintaining transparent and honest communication can help reach a mutually beneficial agreement.
Synergies refer to the value added through M&As, such as cost reduction through economies of scale, increased revenues through cross-selling, and increased efficiency through sharing of resources. Realising synergies is one of the key objectives of M&As.
Realising synergies requires a detailed integration plan focusing on resource sharing, cost cutting and revenue growth. Dedicated integration teams are set up and there is effective coordination and communication across departments.
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