Buying, Selling and Valuation of the Firm

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD07CHYR407
Type: Elective
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 2.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Turunen, Tero
Teacher Team: Varamäki, Elina
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
LITAKO-2013   3 spring   2.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  
LITAKO-2014   3 spring   2.0   2017-01-01   2017-07-31  
PK-2014   3 spring   2.0   2018-01-01   2018-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students are able to recognize the stages and contents of acquisitions and selling firms. Students are able to plan an acquisition and selling process and he knows central principles of valuation of a small firm.

Student's Workload

-contact teaching 15 h (80% compulsory)
-independent work 37 h including tutoring

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Yritystoiminnan perusteet

Contents

-stages and contents of mergers and acquisitions
-mergers and acquisitions as a part of strategic development of a firm
-buying a business as a way to start or to grow business
-integration of an acquisition
-succcessful prerequisites of mergers and acquisitions
-channels of selling and buying businesses
-different principles of valuation of a firm

Recommended or Required Reading

-Yritys myyntikuntoon. Omistajanvaihdosten valtakunnallinen koordinointi, 2011.
Availability: http://www.tem.fi/files/29920/Yritys_myyntikuntoon_FI.pdf

-Ohjeita yritysostoa suunnitteleville uusille yrittäjille. Omistajanvaihdosten valtakunnallinen koordinointi, 2012.
Availability: http://www.ely-keskus.fi/documents/10191/45001/Ostajan+opas_FI_Ohjeita_bisneksen_ostajalle.pdf/707f11e3-ee53-49b1-b5f3-1392d988dfef

-Rantanen (2012) Arvonmääritys yrityskaupassa. Suomen yrittäjät.

Material and articles (in English) delivered by lecturer

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

-contact teaching
-visitor lecturers
-case-work
-group work

Assessment Criteria

Excellent 5
Student recognizes in an excellent way different stages of a buying and selling process of a firm
Student is able to plan a buying process of a firm in a versatile way.

Good 4-3
Student recognizes well different stages of a buying and selling process of a firm
Student is able to plan a buying process of a firm.

Satisfactory 2-1
Student recognizes different stages of a buying and selling process of a firm
Student is able to preliminary plan a buying process of firm.

Assessment Methods

-assignment of preparing a selling or buying plan of a firm

Further Information

The course will produce 2 R&D credits

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