By: Puneet Jain (043039) |
Table of contents
A case study on Hart Venture capital ……………………………………………….. 2 Executive Summary ……………………………………………………………………….. 3 Statement of the problem ………………………………………………………………. 3 Solution to the problem ………………………………………………………………….. 4 Optimum Solution ……………………………………………………………………………… 5 Management interpretation ……………………………………………………………… 5
A case study on
HART VENTURE CAPITAL
HART VENTURE CAPITAL Hart Venture Capital (HVC) specializes in providing venture capital for software development and Internet applications. Currently HVC has two investment opportunities: (1) Security Systems, a firm that needs additional capital to develop an Internet security software package; (2) Market Analysis, a market research company that needs additional capital to develop a software package for conducting customer satisfaction surveys. In exchange for Security Systems stock, the firm has asked HVC to provide $600,000 in year 1, $600,000 in year 2, and $250,000 in year 3 over the coming three-year period. In exchange for their stock, Market Analysis has asked HVC to provide $500,000 in year 1, $350,000 in year 2, and $400,000 in year 3 over the same three-year period. HVC believes that both investment opportunities are worth pursuing. However, because of other investments, they are willing to commit at most $800,000 for both projects in the first year, at most $700,000 in the second year, and $500,000 in the third year. HVC 's financial analysis team reviewed both projects and recommended that the company 's objective should be to maximize the net present value of the total investment in Security Systems and Market Analysis. The net present value takes into account the estimated value of the stock at the end of the three-year period as well as the capital outflows that are necessary during each of the three years.