Case 2 – The Chrysler Takeover Attempt 1. Evaluate Chrysler’s financial and operating performance between 1980 and 1992. What financial and investment policies did they pursue and why? How successful were they? During the early 1980s Chrysler recovered from a severe enterprise crisis in 1978. Vehicle sales grew stable from 1980 to 1986 (with a small stagnation in 1982). In 1983 they grew much stronger than the U.S.-vehicle market and their competitors. This reflected in a steady earnings growth
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(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 businesses of the conglomerate. This financial difficulty led the Castiglioni family to begin searching for new financing and‚ ultimately‚ meeting Halpern. Halpern had never done
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Chapter 28 Mergers and Acquisitions 28-1. What are the two primary mechanisms under which ownership and control of a public corporation can change? Either another corporation or group of individuals can acquire the target firm‚ or the target firm can merge with another firm. 28-2. Why do you think mergers cluster in time‚ causing merger waves? There are many competing theories as to why this is so. They generally fall into two camps: either stock market valuations drive
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Capital Structure Stewart C. Myers The Journal of Economic Perspectives‚ Vol. 15‚ No. 2. (Spring‚ 2001)‚ pp. 81-102. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0895-3309%28200121%2915%3A2%3C81%3ACS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D The Journal of Economic Perspectives is currently published by American Economic Association. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use
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Pace University Lubin School of Business Financial Analysis & Policy Dr. Raymond H. Lopez FIN 689 Wednesday‚ 5:30-8:10 pm Spring 2013 Midtown Center‚ NY CRN#: 20448 914 422 416 rlopez@pace.edu Course Objectives The primary objective of this course is to provide an integrated approach to financial analysis from the perspective of company managements. Financial strategies and their implications for enhancing shareholder value will be analysed using the
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REVLON‚ INC. VISSION: Provide glamour‚ excitement and innovation to consumers through high-quality products at affordable prices. MISSION: Emerge as the dominant cosmetics and personal care firm in the twenty-first century by appealing to young/trendy women‚ health conscious women and older women with its varieties of brands. I. HISTORY 1932 – Revlon was founded by the two brothers Charles and Joseph Revlon along with a chemist‚ Charles Lachman‚ who contributed the “L” in the Revlon
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synergies that both can benefit from‚ which is primarily the reason behind the valuation requirements of AirThread. Methodological approach to value AirThread American Cable Communication is interested in raising significant capital following the Leveraged Buyout (LBO) approach. This implies that the purchase is financed primarily through debt. As this means that ACC will not be maintaining their current debt to equity ratio therefore relying on the WACC method to calculate the value of AirThread would
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At times when they feel their team could do with some assistance‚ they bring in industry experts to help with the decision making process. Despite these detailed steps‚ the ultimate decision lies with the entire firm. They engaged in leveraged buyouts (LBOs)‚ growth capital‚ and privatization. In LBOs‚ they use capital structures to find the best combination of price‚ leverage and returns. In order to demonstrate a serious commitment and to achieve a desired rating‚ they decided in a minimum
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CHAPTER 26 MERGERS‚ LBOs‚ DIVESTITURES‚ AND HOLDING COMPANIES Please see the preface for information on the AACSB letter indicators (F‚ M‚ etc.) on the subject lines. True/False Easy: (26.1) Synergistic merger FU Answer: a EASY 1. In a merger with true synergies‚ the post-merger value exceeds the sum of the separate companies’ pre-merger values. a. True b. False (26.1) Sources of synergy FU Answer: a EASY 2. Synergistic benefits can arise from a number of different
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FIN310 - Venture Capital - Investing in early stage growth companies – Lecture 1 Brendon Blacker Monday 24 March Introduction to your guest lecturer Brendon Blacker Vice President Macquarie Capital Sydney STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 2 Agenda Lecture 1 – Monday 24 March 2014 1. Introduction to Macquarie Capital Lecture 2 – Monday 31 March 2014 — Review questions — Quick recap 2. Introduction to venture capital — What is venture capital? How does it work? 3. Investing in early-stage growth companies
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