Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow‚ Corporate Finance‚ and Takeovers Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu Abstract The interests and incentives of managers and shareholders conflict over such issues as the optimal size of the firm and the payment of cash to shareholders. These conflicts are especially severe in firms with large free cash flows—more cash than profitable investment opportunities. The theory developed here explains 1) the benefits of debt in reducing agency
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Term paper on ESOP Submitted by Hitesh.K.R (1pi11mba59) Finance Cohart 1 What is an ESOP? ESOP stands for Employee Stock Ownership Plan and is an employee benefit plan which makes the employees owners of stock in that company. An ESOP is required by law to invest primarily in the stock of the sponsoring employer. An ESOP is a qualified defined contribution plan and is similar to profit sharing plans. The employer can use it as a conduit for borrowing money from a bank or other
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JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS VOL. 39‚ NO. 3‚ SEPTEMBER 2004 COPYRIGHT 2004‚ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION‚ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON‚ SEATTLE‚ WA 98195 Initial Public Offerings in Hot and Cold Markets Jean Helwege and Nellie Liang£ Abstract The literature offers many explanations for why the IPO market cycles from hot to cold. These include theories in which hot markets represent clusters of IPOs in a new industry‚ and signaling models that predict that hot markets
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Project Deliverable 1: Project Plan Inception Our Internet based company with the gross revenues of more than $35 million dollars per year. We are planning to merge with multinational company of equal size. Our company currently uses operational systems and relational databases but desire to expand into data warehousing. We will be integrating different technologies from different solution providers and incorporate industry best practices in connection with the development of technological system
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discounted cash flow analysis? Are the cash flow projections reasonable? We decided to use the WACC method for the valuation of the new project‚ as * The new project was very similar to Radio One’s current operations * The project is not an LBO‚ and will trend towards a target capital structure * No
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Dddddd Ddddddd World history 9 February 2014 World War 1: Trench Warfare World war 1 was the extremely bloody war that swallows up the Europe from 1914-1919. “In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia that was one of the reason‚ which rose the tension between Austria and Serbia” (modern world history 410). But the three main reasons‚ which lead to World War 1‚ were: rise of nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism. According
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AAbout the BAT with Sample Questions Table of Contents Introduction Test Overview Sample Questions Scoring Introduction We are excited about your participation in the Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT). The BAT is a global‚ standardized online exam that the Bloomberg Institute has developed in partnership with premier companies‚ university faculty‚ and business professionals around the world. The test is designed for undergraduates and recent graduates who are interested in an entry‐level job in
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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE TWELFTH EDITION LAWRENCE J. GITMAN SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY PEARSON Prentice Hall Boston San Francisco New York London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore Madrid Mexico City Munich Paris Cape Town Hong Kong Montreal Contents Preface xxxi Revised Content xxxiii Supplements to the Twelfth Edition Acknowledgments To the Student xxxvii xl xliii Part One Introduction to Managerial Finance 1 Chapter 1 The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance page 2
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Valuation of AirThread Connections Group 7 (Shaojin Ding/ Jin Wang/ Wenqi Gu/ Shijia Wu/ Tongtong Yin/ Canran Xie) Given the background of ACC and AirThread‚ do you think the acquisition is a good idea? Briefly explain your answer. Yes. First‚ American Cable Communication (ACC) and AirThread could help each other compete in the industry that was moving more and more bundled service offerings. Second‚ the acquisition could help both companies expand into the business market. Third‚
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BDP 301: Principles of Business Syllabus November 25‚ 2009 version The University of Texas at Austin School of Undergraduate Studies Professor Michael Brandl (See information below) Unique: 63610 Spring 2010 Lecture: 2:00-3:15pm TTh in GSB 2.126 Professor Contact Information Email: michael.brandl@mccombs.utexas.edu Office: CBA 2.212 Office Hours: Tu Th 12:30 to 2pm and by appointment Office Phone: 512-232-3355 Course Description The vast majority of non-business majors will‚ at some point
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