Tip: Book the Due Diligence in Practice training as an ideal complement to this event. The two seminars take place on consecutive days!
By completing both seminars, you automatically complete the certified M&A professional course and receive a corresponding certificate.
Contents
The company valuation process
- Due diligence of the company to be valued, process and organization, entity and equity approaches.
- Special features of the valuation of SMEs.
- Role and liability of the participants.
Net asset value method
- A method from times gone by that still has its raison d'être as a liquidation value calculation and for comparison purposes and still seems relevant today.
Income capitalization approach
- A method involving analysis and adjustment of past results, in which future financial surpluses are considered and capitalized earnings and capitalization rates are derived.
Discounted cash flow method
- Concept, WACC calculation, derivation of various cash flows, determination of the cost of capital, adjusted present value approach, alternative terminal value approaches.
- Advantages and disadvantages of the DCF method.
Comparison method and market value approach
- Similar Public Company Method, selection of comparable companies (peer group), Recent Acquisition Method, multiplier approaches (including EBIT, sales).
Real option-based company valuation
- Example Black-Scholes formula.
- Advantages and limitations.
People as a success factor
- We take a comprehensive look at the people involved, their perspectives, needs and liability risks in this process, which play a role that should not be neglected.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.
Your benefit
- You will receive a basic overview of the methodology of company valuation and which valuation method is preferred for which occasion or should be used as state-of-the-art.
- You will learn about the key processes of a company valuation using real-life case studies that you will carry out together with the other participants.
- You will be able to better assess the informative value of the various approaches to valuing companies and shareholdings.
- You will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the individual methods as well as their application limits.
- You will receive guidelines for your valuation practice.
- You will learn about the influence of human perspectives and motives as a success factor or obstacle.
- The exchange and discussions with all participants will enrich your wealth of experience and expand your personal and professional network in a targeted manner.
The focus of the seminar on the first day is on medium-sized structures, both for valuation for accounting purposes and for disposal processes. On the second day, the focus is initially on finding and analyzing the necessary data and information, from which we then calculate cash flows and company values using the various methods.
If you book the M&A Professional course, you will also receive the "M&A Professional" certificate upon successful completion.
Methods
Lecture, discussion, group exercises and presentation including real-life case studies and practical application examples as well as calculations in working groups.
Lecture, discussion, group exercises and presentation including real-life case studies and practical application examples as well as calculations in working groups.
Recommended for
Specialists and managers from companies and their consulting units. Accounting/tax managers, production/engineering/QM managers. Specialists and managers from all commercial areas.
Heads of unit and managers of municipal institutions and public bodies.
Entrepreneurs, managing directors, shareholders, supervisory boards, advisory boards.
Tax consultants, lawyers, auditors, management consultants.
Employees from tax and management consultancies, law firms and auditing companies.
Employees of Landesbanken, development banks, public and private banks as well as financing institutions and credit insurers.
Further recommendations for "Intensive company valuation"
Seminar evaluation for "Intensive company valuation"







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Start dates and details
Wednesday, 10.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 11.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 24.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 25.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, 26.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 27.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 21.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 22.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Tuesday, 14.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 15.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.