4194 APRIL 19‚ 2010 TIMOTHY A. LUEHRMAN JAMES QUINN Groupe Ariel S.A.: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation On June 23‚ 2008‚ a Monday morning‚ Arnaud Martin arrived at his office in Groupe Ariel’s corporate headquarters in Mulhouse‚ France. The previous week‚ Martin had requested additional financial information about an investment proposal from Ariel-Mexico‚ a wholly owned subsidiary that operated a manufacturing facility and a regional sales office in Monterrey‚ Mexico. The information
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Program) Yan Guo (International Exchange Program) Zejian Yang (International Exchange Program) Groupe Ariel S.A. Abstract Groupe Ariel is a company that manufactures and sells printers‚ copiers and other document production equipment. The case focuses on an investment project in the company’s Mexican subsidiary that would expand operations into a new market‚ something it been slow to do in the past. Groupe Ariel believes its products have better durability for a lower after-sales service costs and markets
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Groupe Ariel SA Case Introduction Groupe Ariel SA of France is considering a project in Mexico. They need to analyze the net present value of the project‚ keeping in mind the exchange rates between Mexican Pesos and Euros in order to maximize their return. They also need to keep in mind the inflation rates over time and the risks involved with this type of investment. Analysis Number 1. Groupe Ariel is recycling old equipment in Mexico. They will need to use pesos to calculate their cash
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Groupe Ariel Sa Case Analysis Groupe Ariel S.A: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation Abstract This case discusses Cross-Border valuation of projects. This kind of analysis is common for companies that are operating in many countries. Groupe Ariel is one such company that is considering investing in a project in its own subsidiary in Mexico. The company manufactures and sells printers‚ copiers and other document production equipment in many countries. As far as‚ expansion into new markets
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"Prices‚ Interest Rates‚ and Exchange Rates in Equilibrium" (International Parity Conditions) Table of Content Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction .4 2. Literature Review 6 3. Findings and Analysis: 10 a. PPP .. 10 b. FE .. ..12 c. IFE .. .14 4. Conclusion & Recommendations . .. 16 Bibliography .17 Appendix A. Historical
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Questions: 1. Are the financial statements in Exhibit 3.7 consistent with V. Dourtan assumptions in Exhibit 3.1? 2. What’s is the most relevant valuation model‚ APV or Present Value? 3. How are multi-currency cash flows‚ currency risk and political risk being taken into account in our valuation model? 4. What is the relevant cost of capital for Jersey? For R.T. Nakit? Can they be different? Why? 5. What is the Dinar (Pound) value of the joint venture R.T. Nakit (jersey)? What are the project’s value
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Selection and Valuation of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisition – Literature Review (c) copyright 2009 ABSTRACT The longstanding debate over the efficacy of M&A as a mode of business growth continues to separate practitioners and academics. While M&A global volume looks likely to return to US$2 trillion levels following a rebound from year 2000 lows‚ the largely economics-oriented research literature overwhelmingly concludes that M&A at best achieves zero real gains for the
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Group Ariel Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation Group Ariel‚ a global manufacturer of printing and imaging equipment‚ has to evaluate a proposal from its Mexican subsidiary to purchase and install a new cost-saving machinery at a manufacturing facility in Monterrey. This new equipment will allow automating recycling and remanufacturing of toner and printer cartridges‚ and would have a useful life of 10 years. To analyze the investment proposal‚ Group Ariel needs to conduct a
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Ariel is a student athlete who plays on the Blake High Schools varsity team. During their first home game she goes in for a hard tackle where her body goes one way and her right knee goes the opposite direction. She falls immediately and is unable to get up. While taking her off the field she mentions to the Athletic trainer how she cannot put any pressure on her right leg‚ she is unable to walk normally. According to Ariel‚ before she fell she heard two loud pops and felt her knee slide towards
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