CISI Mergers & Acquisitions and Market Regulations Exam Preparation
Structured preparation for the Level 6 MAMR unit in the CISI Diploma in Corporate Finance, covering all five current syllabus elements and the case-study assessment structure.
Course syllabus information reviewed for 2026. Always check the awarding body’s latest official syllabus and candidate updates before booking or sitting your exam.
Prepare for the CISI MAMR exam
Mergers & Acquisitions and Market Regulations is the Level 6 third unit in the current route to the CISI Diploma in Corporate Finance. It develops the transaction, financing and regulatory judgement required to evaluate acquisitions, disposals, demergers and listed-company obligations.
This course page follows the latest official syllabus structure reviewed for 2026. The 70-minute examination contains 30 questions: 15 standalone questions and three case studies with five questions each. Question styles may include multiple choice, drag and drop, numerical answer and multiple response questions.
Exam Format & Details
| Assessment | Computer-based mixed-format examination with case studies |
| Duration | 70 Minutes |
| Level | CISI Level 6 |
| Total Qualification Time | 100 hours |
Key Benefits
End-to-end acquisition analysis
Connect acquisition strategy, due diligence and public-offer execution with the documents and decisions used in practice.
- ✓ Target selection and synergies
- ✓ Private and public acquisition processes
- ✓ Takeover Code and transaction documents
Deal structure and value effects
Evaluate how purchase structure, consideration and financing affect the acquirer and target shareholders.
- ✓ Share and asset purchases
- ✓ Cash, shares, loan stock and deferred consideration
- ✓ EPS, ROCE, ROIC and merger gains
Listed-market regulation
Prepare for the rules and ethical considerations that govern listed and quoted-company transactions.
- ✓ UK Listing Rules and prospectus requirements
- ✓ DTR, UK MAR and AIM Rules
- ✓ Governance, financial crime and regulatory intervention
Syllabus
Module 1: Making Acquisitions
M&A strategy, target selection, synergies, due diligence, private and public acquisition processes, the Takeover Code, agreed and hostile offers, and transaction documentation. The fixed standalone section allocates four questions to this element.
- • M&A strategy and alternatives
- • Target selection and synergy analysis
- • Private-company due diligence
- • Public offers, schemes and the Takeover Code
Module 2: Deal Structuring and Financing
Share and asset purchases, acquisition pricing, forms of consideration, financing documentation, earn-outs, variable rates, deal effects and the allocation of merger gains. The fixed standalone section allocates three questions to this element.
- • Share purchase versus asset purchase
- • Control premia and marketability discounts
- • Consideration and financing options
- • EPS, financial risk, ROCE, ROIC and merger gains
Module 3: Disposals and Demergers
Disposal motivations and sale processes, purchaser selection, auctions, and the benefits, problems and implementation methods associated with demergers. The fixed standalone section allocates three questions to this element.
- • Corporate and personal disposal motivations
- • Traditional and alternative sale methods
- • Auction processes
- • Dividend, scheme and liquidation demergers
Module 4: Main Regulations for Listed and Quoted Companies
UK Listing Rules, prospectus requirements, continuing obligations, UK MAR, significant and related-party transactions, reverse takeovers and AIM Rules. The fixed standalone section allocates two questions to this element.
- • UK Listing Rules and sponsors
- • Prospectus approval and publication
- • DTR, UK MAR and continuing obligations
- • AIM Rules for Companies
Module 5: Other Regulatory and Ethical Considerations
The UK regulatory environment, ethics, governance, company and financial-market legislation, financial crime, competition, pensions and national-security intervention. The fixed standalone section allocates three questions to this element.
- • FCA and market structures
- • Professional ethics and corporate governance
- • Companies Act, FSMA and conduct requirements
- • Market abuse, financial crime and regulatory intervention
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mergers & Acquisitions and Market Regulations is a 70-minute computer-based examination containing 30 questions. It may use multiple choice, drag and drop, numerical answer and multiple response formats. Computer-based tests may also include up to 10% additional unidentified trial questions with proportionately more time.
The paper has 15 standalone questions plus three case studies with five questions each. The standalone questions are allocated 4, 3, 3, 2 and 3 across the five syllabus elements, while each case study may cover any element.
MAMR is the Level 6 third on-demand unit in the current Diploma route. It follows Level 3 Financial Reporting and Financial Statements Analysis and Level 4 Sources of Finance, Capital Investments and Valuations, before Corporate Finance Strategy and Advice.
It covers making acquisitions, deal structuring and financing, disposals and demergers, regulations for listed and quoted companies, and other regulatory and ethical considerations.
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