In general, when you are placing a bet knowing that the risk is high as a skyrocket, you tend to carefully select your best bet, with this in mind picking an exceptional candidate for a highly leveraged transaction is no exception. Jensen (1989) describe LBO capital structure as a highly levered transaction where the acquirer uses a fraction of its equity while employing a considerable portion of debt financing. Consequently, a favorable target is undeniably required to be a mature entity where the stock price was traded at a lower end, has a strong capability of generating sufficient cash flow to meet its debt repayment on a timely basis.
Such ideal firm has a tendency to have a capable management
team who understand their business territory and able to conform to an unanticipated business scenario. For this reason, Management team then creates value to sponsor by improving operating performance through cost reduction and reduced capital requirements. Numerous academia has studied and documented process improvement and source of value creation of LBO. Kaplan (1989), Bull (1989), Hall (1990), Lichtenberg & Siegel (1990), Muscarella & Vetsuypens (1990) In order to sustain a steam of cash flow, an extensive support from sponsor through the business transition is equally vital.
Toys “R” Us was indisputably a well-established, mature company whereby it can stimulate a foreseeable pattern of cash flow from operation exceeding a necessitate re-invent in its own enterprise