Ducati & Texas Pacific Group – A ”Wild Ride” Leveraged Buyout 1. What is the nature of the opportunity? Could the Ducati brand be expanded beyond motorcycles? Why or why not? TPG strategy is to invest in undervalued firms’ that usually have been poorly managed. The investments are made in privately hold firms that are either unlisted from the beginning or that is being delisted from the stock exchange under the LBO process. TPG wants to invest in firms with a “healthy” basis but that are experience
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Ducati and Texas Pacific Group Case StudyFinancial PolicyApril 8‚ 2010 | Chris CovielloMatt CarrozzaChris HammondNick Baseel | Introduction In the Fall of 1995 Texas Pacific Group (TPG)‚ by way of Abel Halpern‚ expressed interest in purchasing Ducati‚ the Italian motorcycle company‚ from Cagiva‚ an Italian conglomerate owned by the Castiglioni family. Cagiva owned a number of diverse companies but had become excessively leveraged‚ and Ducati’s profits were believed to be supporting other failing
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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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The Leveraged Buyout of RJR Nabisco In 1988‚ a war was launched for the control of RJR Nabisco. It ended at the end of the year when KKR won the bidding war with a $ 109 per share offer and took RJR Nabisco private. Before the details of the leveraged buyout (LBO) are discussed‚ it is important to understand what made RJR Nabisco so attractive. RJR Nabisco was a conglomerate company that was involved in mainly two industries. It had divisions in the tobacco and food industries. In the tobacco division
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Bidding for Hertz: Leveraged Buyout Case The dual-track process used by Ford to initiate “consideration of strategic alternatives” makes the bidding process for Hertz more difficult. The bidding group has to spend more time to gather more information required for the process. To be able to give out an acceptable price‚ which maximizes the value for Ford‚ the cost the group has to put to buyout is also higher. Longer time to collect the information means the group lose its competitive advantages
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Chapter 17 Mini Case The Leveraged Buyout of Cheek Products‚ Inc (in millions) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 PV of UCF 2007-2011 at 14% Sales $1‚627 $1‚824 $1‚965 $2‚012 $2‚106 = (1‚735/1.14)+(1‚519/1.142)+(1‚188/1.143)+(1‚192/1.144)+(1‚251/1.145) Costs 432 568 597 645 680 4‚848 Depreciation 287 305 318 334 340 EBT 908 951 1‚050 1‚033 1‚086 UTV Less taxes (363) (380) (420) (413) (434) = (1
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a wild ride ahead The energy and resources industry can expect a wild ride in coming years as the standard-setters turn their attention to this sector. Story Debbie Smith CA The energy and resources sector‚ despite its status as a globally important industry‚ has received little specific attention over the years from the standard-setters. Recent proposals from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)‚ its interpretations committee (IFRIC)‚ and even the Australian Government
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Why is the senior management of HCA pursuing an LBO of the firm? Prior to the LBO offer‚ HCA was suffering from poor market performance. The firm’s bad-debt expense was growing at a rate faster than anticipated. In 2005‚ uninsured emergency visits and uninsured admissions increased by 9.9% and 8.9% respectively‚ and it is estimated nationally that 85% of uninsured do not pay their medical bills. Moreover‚ the uninsured population was growing at a faster pace in the states HCA operated in than nationally
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In 1926 Antonio Cavalieri Ducati and his three sons‚ Adriano‚ Marcello‚ and Bruno Cavalieri Ducati; founded Societa Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati in Bologna to produce vacuum tubes‚ condensers and other radio components‚ becoming successful enough by 1935 to construct a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the city. Production was maintained during World War II‚ despite the Ducati factory being a repeated target for Allied bombing. Ducati Factory Ducati "Cucciolo"‚ 1950 Meanwhile
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Ducati Q) How did Ducati become a profitable motorcycle maker despite its small scale? Before its takeover by the American private equity firm Texas Pacific Group (TPG)‚ Ducati went from being one of the top manufacturers of the high performance sport motorcycle industry to being on the verge of bankruptcy. TPG identified Ducati as a high end product with enormous potential for growth but realized that serious change was required if Ducati was to ever fulfill this potential. TPG decided to
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