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Blended learning | Columbia Business School Executive Education

Corporate Valuation

Advance your financial acumen

Overview

Organisations seek corporate valuations in a range of investment situations, such as obtaining an equity position in a firm, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), business restructurings, shareholder disputes, employee share option plans, and leveraged buyouts.

In this nuanced environment, possessing the capability to perform accurate corporate valuations is more crucial than ever. It enables professionals to adeptly navigate and capitalise on evolving market dynamics, ensuring strategic decision-making and value creation in a time of change.

This seven-week programme, hosted on the Columbia Business School Executive Education learning platform, examines the various methodologies that financial professionals use to value firms and the circumstances that support their use.

  • This programme is hosted on the Columbia Business School Executive Education learning platform and starts on 16 March 2026.
  • You will be subject to the CBSEE privacy policy once you purchase and register for the programme.
  • Learning materials include videos, knowledge checks, live sessions, weekly assignments, and case studies.
  • Complete the programme and weekly assignments to gain your certificate, which is co-branded by ACCA and Columbia Business School Executive Education.
  • This programme is designed for professionals familiar with financial accounting principles and Excel; mid- to senior-level finance leaders involved in strategic planning, risk management, research or corporate development; and individuals who make independant investment decisions or operate in non-institutional settings. 

By completing this programme you will: ​

  • compute a firm’s value by applying the discounted cash flow (DCF) and multiples methods to inform your decision-making
  • apply a framework that appropriately weighs financial and economic factors that influence a firm’s valuation​ ​
  • develop proficiency in comparing different valuation approaches used for M&A, leveraged buyouts, cross-border valuations, and private firms, assessing the potential for creating maximum value in each scenario.

Seven-week programme structure:

  • Getting started
  • Module 1: Framework for Valuation
  • Module 2: DCF Analysis - Cash Flows, Part 1
  • Module 3: DCF Analysis - Cash Flows, Part 2
  • Module 4: DCF Analysis - The Weighted Average Cost of Capital
  • Module 5: Valuations of Private Firms and Cross-border Valuations
  • Module 6: M&A, Leveraged Buyouts and Distressed Valuation

Price

ACCA 799 GBP

Public 1499 GBP

Location

Global

Date & time

16 March 2026 - 04 May 2026

Course providers

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