This course should be useful to any student interested in capital markets, investment banking/private equity, strategy consulting, corporate development, entrepreneurship, accounting and control, business journalism, general management, and advising senior management. The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of the strategic motivations and the drivers of value creation/destruction in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), as well as to develop skills in the design, evaluation, and negotiation of these transactions. Familiarity with M&A is a foundation for effective work in a wide range of fields including investment banking, private equity, strategic consulting, corporate development, and advising senior management.