CM&AA Partner - Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University and Alliance of M&A Advisors Partner to Offer M&A Credential LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management and the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA) announce a partnership to offer the Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA), an advanced professional credential for business professionals working in the middle market.

The partnership brings AM&AA’s “gold standard” certification program to Pepperdine University’s Malibu, CA campus and leverages on-going pioneering research led by finance professor Dr. John Paglia, whose Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project (http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/privatecapital/) is the first comprehensive investigation into the financing behavior of privately-held companies and the markets in which they raise capital. “At the end of the program, those who elect to take and then pass the exam will be awarded both the CM&AA credential and membership in AM&AA.” .

The AM&AA’s Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor certification is the premiere advanced professional credential available to today's business advisory professionals, including CPAs, CFAs, attorneys, M&A consultants and intermediaries, personal financial planners, private investors, investment bankers and appraisers. The CM&AA training program (http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/CMAA-c...) provides comprehensive, current information, insight, and direction from Pepperdine business faculty and practicing M&A instructors (http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/CMAA-I...). With content that addresses both theoretical and applicable topics and tools in the real world of M&A, participants earn up to 36 CPE credit hours.

“As business sellers and buyers are often left to their own devices to make important decisions, this five-day program has been designed to specifically address a large and highly fragmented market of mergers and acquisitions ranging in $5m-$500m in transaction value,” said Michael R. Nall, founder of Alliance of M&A Advisors. “At the end of the program, those who elect to take and then pass the exam will be awarded both the CM&AA credential and membership in AM&AA.”

Added Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., dean of the Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management: “The synergy of this partnership represents the highest quality of available knowledge and thought leadership for middle market M&A services.”

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS PROGRAM:
•An Overview of the Private Capital Marketplace
•The Dynamics of an M&A Engagement & Practice Management
•Buy- and Sell-Side Representation, Traditional Investment Banking
•Business Valuation and M&A Standards, Accounting, Finance
•Traditional Business Valuation and Transactional Valuation
•Other M&A Legal and Tax Issues
•Acquisition & Growth Financing
•Review and Examination for Credentialing

2012 DATES
February 13 - 17
December 3 - 7

For more info on earning the Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor credential contact (877) 844-2535 or e-mail info@amaaonline.org.

About the Alliance of M&A Advisors
The AM&AA is the leading association and credentialing body for more than 700 middle market M&A professionals. Our leadership and people have unrivalled multidisciplinary expertise in the financial services industry. AM&AA members represent sellers and buyers of businesses ranging from $5 to $500 million in transaction value. Their services are seller representation, buyer representation, due diligence, accounting financing, business valuation, tax planning legal, strategic, other advisory and transaction services. The AM&AA offers members a solid platform for professional collaboration. www.amaaonline.org

About the Graziadio School of Business and Management Founded on the core values of integrity, stewardship, courage, and compassion, Pepperdine University’s Graziadio (GRAT-ZEE-ah-DEE-oh) School of Business and Management has been developing values-centered leaders and advancing responsible business practice since 1969. Student-focused, experience-driven, and globally-oriented, the Graziadio School offers fully accredited MBA, Masters of Science, and bachelor’s completion business programs. More information found at http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/.