Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group 1. Why did Marvel file for Chapter 11? Were the problems caused by bad luck‚ bad strategy‚ or bad execution? What is the amount of debt of MEG (the operating company) and the Marvel Holding Companies (Marvel owners)? The Chapter 11 bankruptcy provided an opportunity for all the major stakeholders to evaluate their options regarding their investment and control of Marvel. Bankruptcy alleviated Marvel’s immediate cash shortage‚ protected
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1996 Marvel Entertainment Group filed for bankruptcy. Marvel came up with a reorganization plan that meant that Perelman‚ Marvel’s largest shareholder‚ would invest $365 million in exchange for 427 million newly issued shares. Carl Icahn‚ one of the main bondholders‚ did not support this plan. On March 7‚ 1997‚ a confirmation hearing was scheduled at which both parties would vote on the proposed reorganization plan. In this case study‚ we will first look at why Marvel filed for bankruptcy. Then
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[pic] Case: Marvel Entertainment Group Corporate Finance 1 Marvel’s bankruptcy In December 1996‚ Marvel Entertainment Group and the three holding companies entered bankruptcy. Why did they file for it and why were the problems caused; bad luck‚ bad strategy or bad execution? And did Perelman’s pre 1997 decisions contributed to Marvel’s downfall? In our opinion‚ the bankruptcy of Marvel was caused by a variation of problems. These problems can be divided
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Marvel Entertainment Group Question 1 Filling Chapter 11 could help Marvel to commence the restructuring plan in a more smoothing pattern. As Marvel was a highly leveraged company with a significant number of dissenters‚ bondholders and vulture investor including Carl Icahn would not easily agree on the restructuring plan. Under Chapter 11‚ reorganization plan will bind dissenting creditors and shareholders to arrive at an agreement easier. In fact‚ upon the filing of a Chapter 11‚ an
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Marvel Entertainment Inc. BUSINESS STRATEGY Marvel Entertainment Inc. is a media and entertainment company. The entertainment and the media they provide are based on characters like Spider-man‚ Spider-Man‚ Incredible Hulk‚ Fantastic Four‚ X-Men‚ Blade‚ Captain America and so forth. Their primary operating segments include Publishing‚ Licensing and Film Production. The Licensing segment earns revenues from selling rights to movies‚ television production companies‚ video game publishers‚ merchandise
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Background It all began with the financial crisis of 2007-2008‚ a crisis which was of a scale that had never been seen before. Many economists called it even worse than the Great Depression. Whether it was or not‚ that’s something that could be argued. But everyone was of the view that the crisis is really very serious. As a result of it large financial institutions collapsed‚ banks were being bailed out by the national governments and stock markets tanked to their new lows. This caused the collapse
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Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Marvel Entertainment Group Chen Ziqiang Wu Libin Lin Yingshuai Deng Linli Lim Yihao 2011/11/29 1. Why did Marvel file for Chapter 11? Were the proble ms caused by bad luck‚ bad strategy‚ or bad execution? We think that Marvel filed for Chapter 11 mainly due to its bad business strategy. Three o f its six b usiness lines‚ Trading cards‚ Stickers and Comic Books started facing the decline in sales after year 1993. There were two main reasons for this
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Discussion Topic - Studio Entertainment & Media Networks Imagine time traveling within the last few decades – even present day and asking a young boy who he looks up to the most‚ or who he wants to be when he grows up. Unsurprisingly‚ he would blurt out‚ “Spiderman‚” “Iron Man‚” or “The Incredible Hulk!” These superheroes are only a few of the thousands of inspirational characters Marvel Studios has created in the last 70 years. Marvel World Wide Inc. is a media and entertainment-based company with
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MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Bankruptcy and restructuring Introduction Marvel entertainment group was started by Martin Goodman in 1939. It originally was a comic book business‚ known as Marvel Comics now. We have no way to forget the images of X-men‚ Spider-Man‚ and Thor. Marvel Entertainment Group has had a glorious history‚ and a dominant position in the comic market. However‚ this glorious empire regretfully elapsed in the end. The historical rise and fall influences not only comic fans’
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Marvel Entertainment Group 1. Why did Marvel file for Chapter 11? Were the problems caused by bad luck‚ bad strategy (flawed business model)‚ or bad execution? 2. Evaluate the proposed restructuring plan (the one proposed in Jan. 1997). What are the details of the plan? Will the plan solve Marvel’s problems? 3. How much is Marvel’s equity worth (in $/share) under the proposed restructuring plan‚ assuming it acquires Toy Biz as planned? Why is it sensible to use the CCF method here? (Assume
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