MSc Finance - M&A and Private Equity at ICN Business School

The M&A and Private Equity track of ICN's MSc Finance (Bac+5, state-approved, grade of master, RNCP level 7, CGE-accredited), taught in English at Paris La Défense or Berlin. It follows the stages of a transaction from target identification to valuation, financing and negotiation.

Faculty: ICN Business School  |  Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS), or 1 year with direct entry to year 2  |  Study mode: full-time; English; Paris La Défense or Berlin  |  Intake: September 2027 and February 2028  |  Location: Nancy, Grand Est, France

What you will study

Years 1 to 2 share a common finance core (financial markets, instruments and digital assets, corporate valuation, governance and ethics, financial data analytics) and a Management by Innovation core with a two-part Capstone project, TOSA certifications and a research dissertation. Semester 3 covers consolidation, M&A accounting and group performance analysis, corporate finance and value creation, big data in finance, and corporate financing and capital structure. Semester 4 follows a transaction end to end: M&A strategy and target identification, financial due diligence and execution, private equity and LBO structuring, and contract negotiation and closing.

Career pathways

M&A analyst, private equity analyst, transaction services analyst, corporate development analyst, investment banking analyst, leveraged finance analyst.

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