DEFENDED IN CLASS BY TWO TEAMS. I EXPECT MANY OF YOU TO MAKE CLASS PRESENTATIONS BY UTILIZING POWERPOINT AND/OR OTHER MEANS. THE QUESTIONS BELOW WERE SUGGESETD BY THE AUTHORS AND ADDRESS MAIN THE ISSUES IN EACH CASE‚ BUT YOU MAY EDIT / CONSOLIDATE THEM IF YOU FIND IT NECESSARY / CONVENIENT IN WRITING UP YOUR CASE. Cooper industries 1. If you were Mr. Cizik of Cooper Industries‚ would you try to gain control of Nicholson File Co in May 1972? 2. What is the maximum price that Cooper can afford to pay
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Running Head: LEVERAGE BUYOUT (LBO) OF PRIVATE EQUITY COMPANIES Leverage Buyout (LBO) of Private Equity companies [Writer Name] [Institute Name] [Subject] [Date] Leverage Buyout (LBO) of Private Equity companies Introduction The acquisition of any other organization utilizing an important part of borrowed money (loans or bonds) to meet the cost of acquisition. Frequently‚ the assets of the organization being developed are utilized as collateral for the loans additionally to the
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ACF: CONGOLEUM CORPORATION Summary Congoleum Corporation has three product market segments: home furnishings‚ shipbuilding and automotive and industrial distribution. In 1979‚ First Boston Corporation bid for an LBO of Congoleum for a price per share of $38. The purpose of this analysis is to assess Congoleum as a LBO candidate and determine whether the offer made by First Boston Corporation is fair. 1. Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt
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Question 1: Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt capacity? To judge if a company is a good LBO candidate the following are very important factors: low levels of debt in the target‚ stable cash flows‚ excess cash on-hand‚ assets that can be used as collateral to raise debt and no major capital requirements to keep the business running on an on-going basis. Congoleum is an ideal LBO candidate because: 1. Low level of debt – estimated long term debt
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Seagate Technology Buyout March 22‚ 2006 By: Rachel Cluck Beth Crocker Heather Preston Jessica Seal Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................3 Objectives ..............................................................................3 Overview................................................................................4 Alternatives – How to Address Seagate’s Low Stock Price ..5 Do Nothing........................
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Smith School of Business BUFN 750 Question Sheet: Congoleum Corporation Prof. Dalida Kadyrzhanova Spring 2013 In this case‚ you have to evaluate the LBO proposal and decide whether the $38 per share o¤er price is appropriate. You will combine the valuation principles and methods discussed in the course to evaluate a complex transaction from the perspectives of the various participants. Your write-up should address and defend the assumptions that underlie the inputs
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Congoleum Corporation Executive Summary In valuing the target company Congoleum after an LBO by First Boston found the expected free cash flows generated by this firm from 1980 to 1984. These numbers were based on values provided in the case. From there‚ we employed the Adjusted Present Value method to discount these cash flows because we assumed that Congoleum was varying its Debt to Equity ratio during those years. We discounted these cash flows by the required return on assets that was in
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(Table of Contents) 1. 2. 3.LBO 4.TXU 5. LBO 6. (Overview of Leveraged Buyouts) (Mechanics of an LBO Analysis) (LBO Best Practices) (TXU Case Study) (LBO Modeling) (Homework Assignment) (Appendix) 1. Overview of Leveraged Buyouts (LBO) Overview of Leveraged Buyouts An LBO is the acquisition of a company or division of a company using debt for a majority of the purchase price and equity for the remainder. The buyer (the LBO Sponsor or Equity Sponsor) borrows the debt portion of
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16/07/2010 Degree of leverage • The degree of leverage in a firm is calculated based on various indexes. Leverage:‚ Operating‚ Financial and Total Some common indexes are: Engineering Economy Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar Ignacio Vélez Pareja Professor http://www.cashflow88.com/ 1.Degree of operating leverage‚ DOL 2.Degree of financial leverage‚ DFL 3.Degree of total leverage‚ DTL http://www.cashflow88.com/decisiones/decisiones.html ivelez@unitecnologica.edu.co
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VALUATION -PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THE CASE STUDY Name Institution Instructor Course Date Question 1 Potential value creation in the transitions: 1. Use of a risk hedging financial contract‚ the swap. 2. Acquisition of an undervalued target. 3. Evading tax liability. The management under the advisory of analyst believe that the company requires to make intensive‚ heavy investments which is not feasible if the Seagate Inc. remains a public company The other capital reorganisations alternatives are
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