Education

The “Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor” (CM&AA) designation serves to maintain the highest recognized standards of professional excellence for middle market corporate financial advisory and transaction services, and to provide a benchmark for professional achievement within that overall body of knowledge.

• Exceptional practitioners perspectives of mergers and acquisitions in the middle marketplace

• Faculty of industry experts that offer a unique viewpoint on current and future trends, challenges, and opportunities in the middle market industry

• Instructors that provide successful, experienced based content and business best practices to succeed in today’s M&A market

• Internationally recognized certification that will distinguish you as an industry leader and differentiate you from your competitors

Who would benefit

• Investment Bankers / Intermediaries

• Corporate M&A Executives, C Suite Executives

• Accountants

• Attorneys

• Business Valuators

• Asset Manager / Financial Advisor / CFO's

• Transactional Consultants

Experience/Education Requirements

Candidates are eligible for certification if they have achieved an advanced academic degree(s): Doctor of Philosophy (PH.D.), Juris Doctor (J.D.), or Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Degree.
 
For those who have obtained a college degree from an accredited institute of higher education, the candidate must also evidence an advanced business credential in one of the following areas of expertise:
 
CPA     Certified Public Accountant       
CFP      Certified Financial Planner
CMA     Certified Management Accountant
CVA     Certified Valuation Analyst
CBI       Certified Business Intermediary 
CBA     Credit Business Associate
CBF      Credit Business Fellow 
PFS    Personal Financial Specialist
CBC     Certified Business Communicator          
CFE      Certified Fraud Examiner
ABV     Accredited in Business Valuation          
CFM     Certified Financial Manager
CIA       Certified Internal Auditor           
AVA     Accredited Valuation Analyst
  

2013 Program Dates

All events to be held in Chicago/DePaul University


September 23 - 27 
October 28 - November 1 

Curriculum Outline

• An Overview of the Private Capital Marketplace

• The Dynamics of an M&A Engagement & Practice Management

• Corporate M&A Development (new session recently added)

• Buy and Sell-Side Representation, Traditional Investment Banking

• Business Valuation and M&A Standards, Accounting, Finance

• Traditional Business Valuation and Transactional Valuation

• M&A Legal and Tax Issues

• Acquisition & Growth Financing

• Review and Examination for Credentialing

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 36 CPE Hours