Certified M&A Associate (JV&A)
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Joint ventures are strategic alliances that drive growth, innovation, and market expansion. The Certified M&A Joint Venture Associate programme at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management provides comprehensive expertise in designing, negotiating, and managing joint ventures. Participants learn how to structure complex partnerships in a legally sound and economically viable way and how to ensure their long-term success. The programme is ideal for professionals seeking to expand their M&A expertise with a focus on joint ventures and to provide qualified support for forward-looking collaborations.
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Joint ventures are strategic alliances that drive growth, innovation, and market expansion. The Certified M&A Joint Venture Associate programme at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management provides comprehensive expertise in designing, negotiating, and managing joint ventures. Participants learn how to structure complex partnerships in a legally sound and economically viable way and how to ensure their long-term success. The programme is ideal for professionals seeking to expand their M&A expertise with a focus on joint ventures and to provide qualified support for forward-looking collaborations.
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Your Benefits
Develop your expertise in joint ventures and establish strategic partnerships with confidence, legal clarity, and effective management skills in dynamic markets.
- Be part of Germany’s # 1 Business School for Executive Education.
- Learn from industry experts with real-world experience.
- Gain a recognized certificate to boost your career profile.
- Benefit from the active international Frankfurt School community.
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METHODOLOGY
CONTENTS
STRUCTURE
Framework
This module presents major factors that set the framework for any partnership. After discussing key features of every partnership Module 1 outlines the two structures for Partnering: Joint Ventures and Alliances. The module also provides an overview of the core tasks that prospective partners need to jointly conduct as well as the major phases that every Partnering project has in common. Further, Module 1 describes how teams of experts need to work together during a Partnering project and presents an approach for the systematic identification of potential partners.
- Partnering Characteristics
- Partnering and strategy
- Joint contribution
- Shared control
- Joint Ventures
- Alliances
- Pre-agreed termination
- Extraordinary termination
- Workout
- Partnering Project
- Partner identification
- Confidentiality
- Joint core tasks
- Major phases
- Case
- Expert statement
- Workout
- Partnering Project Oranization
- Teams of experts
- Workout
- Project Management
- Skill requirements
- Steering Committee
Joint Core Tasks
This module presents in detail the core tasks that prospective partners need to jointly conduct during a Partnering project: Operating model development, business planning and governance systems design. After describing how to jointly develop the target operating model for a partnership. Module 2 presents by Partnering structure modes of contributions as well as exit options and their implications. Further, Module 2 presents how to translate the target operating model of a partnership into a joint business plan and how earnings from a partnership may be distributed according to the relative value of the partners’ contributions.It also presents the decisions bodies to govern a partnership. After discussing the role and responsibilities of the Supervisory Board in a partnership Module 2 describes mechanism to resolve conflicts as well as implications of management control.
- Operating Model Development
- Target operating model
- Modes of contribution - Alliances
- Modes of contribution - Joint Ventures
- Case
- Expert statement
- Exit - Alliances
- Exit - Joint Ventures
- Workout
- Business Planning
- Joint business plan
- Workout
- Distribution of earnings
- Case
- Expert statement
- Governance Systems Design
- Decision bodies – Joint Ventures
- Decision bodies – Alliances
- Supervisory Board
- Workout
- Voting rights
- Conflict resolution
- Case
- Expert statement
- Management control
Major Phases
Module 3 presents in detail the major phases that all Partnering projects have in common: the Term Sheet Phase, Due Diligence Phase and Finalization Phase. The module describes how to jointly specify the key elements of a prospective partnership in a Term Sheet. Further Module 3 outlines how to validate a prospective partnership during the Due Diligence Phase. This module illustrates key areas of a mutual Due Diligence, as well as the role of Data Request List, Electronic Data Room, and other information sources in order to develop a Due Diligence report. Module 3 also presents how to convert the Term Sheet into a Partnering Contract as well as how to complete launch preparation during the Finalization Phase.
- Term Sheet Phase
- Exploratory talks
- Term Sheet
- Individual business plan
- Workout
- Due Dilligence Phase
- Mutual Due Diligence
- Case
- Expert Statement
- Data Request List
- Electronic Data Rooms
- In-person meetings
- Finalization Phase
- Partnering Contract
- Case
- Expert Statement
- Launch preparation
- Workout
- Conditions precedent
STRUCTURE
Framework
This module presents major factors that set the framework for any partnership. After discussing key features of every partnership Module 1 outlines the two structures for Partnering: Joint Ventures and Alliances. The module also provides an overview of the core tasks that prospective partners need to jointly conduct as well as the major phases that every Partnering project has in common. Further, Module 1 describes how teams of experts need to work together during a Partnering project and presents an approach for the systematic identification of potential partners.
- Partnering Characteristics
- Partnering and strategy
- Joint contribution
- Shared control
- Joint Ventures
- Alliances
- Pre-agreed termination
- Extraordinary termination
- Workout
- Partnering Project
- Partner identification
- Confidentiality
- Joint core tasks
- Major phases
- Case
- Expert statement
- Workout
- Partnering Project Oranization
- Teams of experts
- Workout
- Project Management
- Skill requirements
- Steering Committee
Joint Core Tasks
This module presents in detail the core tasks that prospective partners need to jointly conduct during a Partnering project: Operating model development, business planning and governance systems design. After describing how to jointly develop the target operating model for a partnership. Module 2 presents by Partnering structure modes of contributions as well as exit options and their implications. Further, Module 2 presents how to translate the target operating model of a partnership into a joint business plan and how earnings from a partnership may be distributed according to the relative value of the partners’ contributions.It also presents the decisions bodies to govern a partnership. After discussing the role and responsibilities of the Supervisory Board in a partnership Module 2 describes mechanism to resolve conflicts as well as implications of management control.
- Operating Model Development
- Target operating model
- Modes of contribution - Alliances
- Modes of contribution - Joint Ventures
- Case
- Expert statement
- Exit - Alliances
- Exit - Joint Ventures
- Workout
- Business Planning
- Joint business plan
- Workout
- Distribution of earnings
- Case
- Expert statement
- Governance Systems Design
- Decision bodies – Joint Ventures
- Decision bodies – Alliances
- Supervisory Board
- Workout
- Voting rights
- Conflict resolution
- Case
- Expert statement
- Management control
Major Phases
Module 3 presents in detail the major phases that all Partnering projects have in common: the Term Sheet Phase, Due Diligence Phase and Finalization Phase. The module describes how to jointly specify the key elements of a prospective partnership in a Term Sheet. Further Module 3 outlines how to validate a prospective partnership during the Due Diligence Phase. This module illustrates key areas of a mutual Due Diligence, as well as the role of Data Request List, Electronic Data Room, and other information sources in order to develop a Due Diligence report. Module 3 also presents how to convert the Term Sheet into a Partnering Contract as well as how to complete launch preparation during the Finalization Phase.
- Term Sheet Phase
- Exploratory talks
- Term Sheet
- Individual business plan
- Workout
- Due Dilligence Phase
- Mutual Due Diligence
- Case
- Expert Statement
- Data Request List
- Electronic Data Rooms
- In-person meetings
- Finalization Phase
- Partnering Contract
- Case
- Expert Statement
- Launch preparation
- Workout
- Conditions precedent
STRUCTURE
Framework
This module presents major factors that set the framework for any partnership. After discussing key features of every partnership Module 1 outlines the two structures for Partnering: Joint Ventures and Alliances. The module also provides an overview of the core tasks that prospective partners need to jointly conduct as well as the major phases that every Partnering project has in common. Further, Module 1 describes how teams of experts need to work together during a Partnering project and presents an approach for the systematic identification of potential partners.
- Partnering Characteristics
- Partnering and strategy
- Joint contribution
- Shared control
- Joint Ventures
- Alliances
- Pre-agreed termination
- Extraordinary termination
- Workout
- Partnering Project
- Partner identification
- Confidentiality
- Joint core tasks
- Major phases
- Case
- Expert statement
- Workout
- Partnering Project Oranization
- Teams of experts
- Workout
- Project Management
- Skill requirements
- Steering Committee
Joint Core Tasks
This module presents in detail the core tasks that prospective partners need to jointly conduct during a Partnering project: Operating model development, business planning and governance systems design. After describing how to jointly develop the target operating model for a partnership. Module 2 presents by Partnering structure modes of contributions as well as exit options and their implications. Further, Module 2 presents how to translate the target operating model of a partnership into a joint business plan and how earnings from a partnership may be distributed according to the relative value of the partners’ contributions.It also presents the decisions bodies to govern a partnership. After discussing the role and responsibilities of the Supervisory Board in a partnership Module 2 describes mechanism to resolve conflicts as well as implications of management control.
- Operating Model Development
- Target operating model
- Modes of contribution - Alliances
- Modes of contribution - Joint Ventures
- Case
- Expert statement
- Exit - Alliances
- Exit - Joint Ventures
- Workout
- Business Planning
- Joint business plan
- Workout
- Distribution of earnings
- Case
- Expert statement
- Governance Systems Design
- Decision bodies – Joint Ventures
- Decision bodies – Alliances
- Supervisory Board
- Workout
- Voting rights
- Conflict resolution
- Case
- Expert statement
- Management control
Major Phases
Module 3 presents in detail the major phases that all Partnering projects have in common: the Term Sheet Phase, Due Diligence Phase and Finalization Phase. The module describes how to jointly specify the key elements of a prospective partnership in a Term Sheet. Further Module 3 outlines how to validate a prospective partnership during the Due Diligence Phase. This module illustrates key areas of a mutual Due Diligence, as well as the role of Data Request List, Electronic Data Room, and other information sources in order to develop a Due Diligence report. Module 3 also presents how to convert the Term Sheet into a Partnering Contract as well as how to complete launch preparation during the Finalization Phase.
- Term Sheet Phase
- Exploratory talks
- Term Sheet
- Individual business plan
- Workout
- Due Dilligence Phase
- Mutual Due Diligence
- Case
- Expert Statement
- Data Request List
- Electronic Data Rooms
- In-person meetings
- Finalization Phase
- Partnering Contract
- Case
- Expert Statement
- Launch preparation
- Workout
- Conditions precedent
DETAILS UND KONDITIONEN
Degree
Certified Mergers & Acquistions Associate Frankfurt School
Certification
This online training will be completed with an online exam to achieve the certificate of Certified Mergers & Acquistions Associate (Frankfurt School).The exam is based on a case study, which can be written within the training period or in addition to the online training.
Upon successful completion of both the Certified M&A Associate and Certified Associate in Joint Venture & Alliances (JV&A) courses, you will be conferred with the title of Certified Senior M&A Associate.
Study Time & Examination
- Study Time: The three modules take around 10-12 hours to complete.
- Access Period: You will have access to the training program for 3 months. During this time, you can revisit the learning content as often as needed. Please note that the recommended study hours are only indicative and meant to help you estimate the effort required.
- Completion Guidelines: We strongly encourage you to complete the term paper within the 3-month access period. The oral online examination is also scheduled during this timeframe.
- Postponements and Cancellations: Any changes to the examination schedule, including postponements and cancellations, are subject to fees as outlined in the examination regulations.
Price
When booking 2 of our M&A online trainings, you will receieve a 10% discount. Book 3, and you will be entitled to a 20% discount.*
Those inlcude: Certified M&A Associate, Certified M&A Integration Associate and Certified Associate in Joint Ventures and Alliances
*The discount applies only to bookings that are made at the same time
FAQ
For specialists and managers who are responsible for or support joint ventures in M&A projects.
The programme covers the JV&A framework, joint core tasks such as operating model and governance design, and the major phases of partnership projects from Term Sheet and Due Diligence to final contract completion.
The three modules take around 10-12 hours to complete.
Participants work on a case study and submit a written assignment. They defend this in an oral online examination.
Upon successful completion of the programme, you will receive the ‘Certified M&A Associate JV&A’ from Frankfurt School.
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