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The M&A Club Academy

Transactions are becoming more complex. Industry standards keep shifting. The M&A Club Academy gives you the skills and benchmarks to stay at the forefront of best practices in the field.

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Take your M&A skill set to the next level

The M&A Club Academy offers programs designed and taught by seasoned M&A and private equity practitioners. Their expertise is grounded in real-world transaction practice and not outdated theoretical models.

Our programs are built for two distinct audiences: M&A and private equity professionals wanting to deepen their technical expertise, and business leaders, entrepreneurs, and owners ready to navigate growth through acquisition, entrepreneurship through acquisition, succession planning, or deal financing.

Whether you are structuring a transaction, evaluating a target, negotiating terms, exercising sound governance, or integrating an acquisition, each program is built to sharpen your judgment and ability to act at every stage of the M&A cycle.
Participants also get direct access to top industry practitioners, in a peer-learning environment where meaningful exchanges are the focus.

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Accelerate your growth through Acquisition

  • Executives
  • Acquisition
  • Strategic lever

Growth Trough Acquisition

  • Entrepreneurs
  • Business Owners
  • CFO / VP Finance

Designed for established entrepreneurs and executives who want to use acquisitions as a strategic tool to accelerate their business growth.

3-DAY cohort: October 1, October 23, and November 12, 2026. Price: starting at $2,950.

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Acquire and lead an SME

  • Acquisition
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Ownership

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)

  • Future buyers

Developed in partnership with the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship at McGill University

IN PERSON — TWO FORMATS: INTENSIVE (BOOT CAMP) from October 27 to 30, 2026 OR EXTENDED program (Winter 2027). Price: $3,500.

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Learn the fundamentals of governance

  • Finance
  • Legal

Governance in an M&A Context

  • Directors
  • Senior Executives
  • Board Members

Roles, responsibilities, and best practices for board members and advisory committee members

In person | 1 Day (6 hours). October 28, 2026. Price: $895.

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Training offered by our partners Institut de Leadership and Repreneuriat Québec.

  • Business Transfer
  • Transaction Structuring
  • Post-Acquisition Integration

Certification in Business Transfer Management

  • Transaction Advisors
  • Business Transfer Experts
  • Succession / Entrepreneurship Professionals

A program focused on real-world transfer challenges: deal structuring, stakeholder dynamics, risk management, and post-transaction success.

In-person — 6 days (split into two 3-day sessions) : November 11, 12, 14 and 25, 26, 27, 2026. Price: starting at $5,495.