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London Business School Elm 4.0 Aligned

Mergers and Acquisitions

ManagerSenior ManagerDirectorGeneral Manager

Institution

London Business School

Location

London, UK

Start Date

Jul 13 – 17, 2026

Duration

5 days

Competencies developed

Strategic Thinking

Anticipating challenges and future opportunities, planning proactively, and investing resources to sustain a durable competitive advantage.

Business & Financial Acumen

Interpreting economic and financial data, contributing to business decisions, and building effective strategies that ensure continued outperformance.

Drive Change

Leading transformation with conviction, championing innovation, and navigating disruption to reshape how the organization operates.

Focus areas

M&A StrategyTargetingValuationBid TacticsNegotiationCultural Integration

Elm 4.0 strategic rationale

ENABLER: M&A + Initiative #8 — LBS sits in one of the world's two top financial hubs. Multiple 2026 sessions provide scheduling flexibility. Practical emphasis on cultural and system challenges post-acquisition (cited as the primary cause of M&A failure).

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