This course focuses on the valuation, negotiation, corporate governance, and legal issues associated with mergers and acquisitions. The course also examines special cases of M&A, including leveraged buyouts, employee buyouts, and M&A in the not-for-profit sector. A section of the course will be devoted to the strategic and organizational issues associated with joint ventures. Prerequisite: Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions I, and Managerial Economics.