So what do you learn in a week with America's top finance professor? 'We aim to equip participants with techniques based on best practice in the key areas of merger activity performance: says Ted Austin from the Delaney School of Business. 'We cover all aspects of the conception, planning, due diligence, negotiation and integration stages; Austin also draws on case studies and guest speakers to illustrate some of the most common acquirer errors; over-valuation, over-confidence, under-communication and underestimating the value of your newest assets-the people in the company you've just bought. In the turmoil of integration, your best engineers and managers may be more susceptible to attractive offers from the competition