CMAA Exam Information and Guideline
Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor (CM and AA)
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The CM&AA is designed for M&A professionals who are engaged in the M&A planning and / or counsel clients:
Private Company Business Owners and their CFOs, CEOs, and COOs
M&A Intermediaries
M&A Attorneys
Accountants serving privately held companies
Executives making a transition to Deal Making and M&A Advisory
Private Equity Professionals
Family Office Professionals
Private Company Board Members
Corporate Development Professionals
Investment Bankers focused on the Middle Market
COURSE TOPICS
Overview of the middle-market M&A ecosystem and trends
M&A process from deal origination to due diligence to financial modeling to business valuation to deal structuring & negotiation to transaction closing
Corporate M&A and investment banking structuring techniques
Financing strategies for growth and acquisition
M&A valuation approaches and methodologies including LBO moderling
M&A tax issues, new laws, and strategies
M&A legal structures, strategies, challenges, and concerns
Sell-side M&A process - Learn the process from the industry leaders
Buy-side M&A process - How to successfully and efficiently grow by acquisition
Operating frameworks for creating shareholder value
Growth strategies that work - What private equity firms look for in acquisition candidates
How to prepare a privately held company for a liquidity event