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Workshop of the Career Service in collaboration with Motherson Group.

The case study Project Silverstone (code name for Monza) explores the potential acquisition of Monza automotive, a leading automotive interior supplier, through a typical well structured competitive M&A process. This session would allow the students to better understand the process, analysis and decision making steps, which a corporate M&A team typically undertakes during the first round of asset evaluation.

Content of the workshop:

• Overview of general M&A process and Project Silverstone
• Overview and evaluation of key business drivers for Project Silverstone across all key business streams: commercials, purchasing, HR, operations, finance, etc.
• Formalization of strategic rationale for the acquisition
• Valuation of the company
• Definition of the "Investment decision" along with key areas of evaluation for the next steps of the M&A process

Objectives of the workshop:

• Competencies in understanding a typical M&A process life-cycle
• Examples of techniques for business assessment, including commercial and financial analysis
• Key methodologies for financial analysis, valuation and decision making

Methods:

• Literature review and theoretical input
• Examples of evaluation techniques for commercial and financial evaluation which can be applied during the case study (Market assessment, ratio analysis, SWOT, valuation methods, etc.)

Target group:

This workshop is open to students of subject areas, especially economics and social sciences.

Lecturer:

Presenters will be Peter Vollprecht (Head of M&A and Business Enhancement) and Maxim Larionov (Director M&A and Business Enhancement) who have both been with the Motherson Group for over a decade.

Company:

The Motherson Group is one of the 25 largest and fastest growing full system solutions providers to the global automotive industry, serving multiple further industries, such as rolling stock, aerospace, medical, IT, and logistics, with over 190,000 employees across 44 countries worldwide. The company is a US$ 12 billion group promoted by the Sehgal family, consisting of long-standing partnerships with technology leaders worldwide and over 400 manufacturing facilities around the globe. Motherson has since its founding successfully executed 43 acquisitions, 16 of which have been signed since 2022.

Registration: Registration opens on 7th October, follow this link

Date: Thursday, 17th Oct 2024, 1 pm s.t. (sin tempore) – 6 pm.

Venue:
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main/Campus Westend
Raum: Seminarhaus, SH 3.104
Max-Horkheimer-Str. 4
60629 Frankfurt am Main
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