Acova Case EM The purpose of this executive memo is to evaluate the justification to invest in a potential LBO candidate‚ Acova Radiateurs‚ and estimate the possible bidding price‚ keeping the minimum annual return required by Baring Capital’s investors at 30%-35%. 1. Justification of the Potential Transaction We evaluate the prospects of Acova LBO transaction for Barings and come into a conclusion that Acova is a good potential LBO candidate is justified. a. Strong Cash Flow Generation
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MW Petroleum Corporation Situation Overview: Amoco Corporation conducted an extensive review of its cost structure and profitability‚ leading to major restructurings to better focus on its core businesses. The result of this was a divestment of the middle section of its assets along the marginal curve. Thus‚ creating MW Petroleum Corporation – a new‚ free-standing exploration and production oil and gas company. MW was offered to a number of targeted international petroleum concerns‚ but the most
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CAPITAL MARKETS AND FINANCING SPR 13 | Group Assignment 1 | UST Case Study | 2/19/2013 | | | | Question 1: In order to calculate the impact of the leverage recapitalization on UST’s value‚ we used the WACC and APV methods to calculate its value before and after the recapitalization. WACC Method Using the WACC method‚ we first derived UST’s return on assets (rA). Since we are given the firm’s market capitalization‚ debt and cash‚ we calculated the current Enterprive Value
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* PV(CF) = CF/(1+r)t AKA PV = FV/(1+r)t * NPV = PV(CFs) – Investment = -C0 +C1/(1+r)+C2/(1+r)2+C3/(1+r)3+… = ∑(Expected CFt)/(1+r)t – Investment * Perpetuity – pays a fixed amount C per period forever * P(C‚r) = C/r requires cash flow to begin NEXT period. If begin now‚ then PV = C + C/r * Annuity – fixed stream of cash flows that has a final period t * A(C‚r‚t) = C/r [1-1/(1+r)t] * Growing Perpetuity – G(C‚r‚g) = C/(r-g) C is initial cash flow‚ r is discount rate
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LONDON SCHOOL OF COMMERCE COLOMBO CAMPUS SRI LANKA MBA FOR EXECUTIVES MODULE ASSIGNMENT: MARKETING MANAGEMENT Student Name Piyumika Suwimali Ranatunga Student Registration No. 0094APAP0314 Module Lecturer Anand Waiser Module Tutor Ruwini Athukorala Date Submitted 16th May 2014 Total Word Count 5300 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wouldn’t have been able to arrive at the finishing line of this project without the help of many special people; I owe many thanks to them and offer
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Congoleum Corporation Executive Summary In valuing the target company Congoleum after an LBO by First Boston found the expected free cash flows generated by this firm from 1980 to 1984. These numbers were based on values provided in the case. From there‚ we employed the Adjusted Present Value method to discount these cash flows because we assumed that Congoleum was varying its Debt to Equity ratio during those years. We discounted these cash flows by the required return on assets that was in
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE‚ VALUATION‚ AND COST OF CAPITAL Executive Summary Aurora Borealis LLC is an activist Hedge fund. They are trying to buy a large stake in the company and thereby force the management to reorganize the capital structure by raising the debt and using it to pay the dividends or buy back the shares. The effect of restructuring on various financial parameters will be discussed in the concluding parts. Hedge Fund Strategy The buyback of shares would increase the EPS for the firm
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fattening‚ more healthful food and had missed out on several quickly growing divisions of the food industry‚ such as cereal bars and organic products. The popularity of the low-carbohydrate Atkins diet also contributed to the decline. The purchase of Nabisco and its lineup of mainly high-fat snack food items was not timed will due to the fact of these trends. They launched a major three-year restriction in early 2004 that implicated closing 20 plants and shaving 6‚000 jobs off the overall workforce.
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face on TV again‚ as well as in print advertisements. Oreos‚ America’s favorite cookie‚ could be the key to your comeback reign as america’s Sweetheart.” Enjoying these delightful and delicious treats will be a bang for your career! For instance‚ if Nabisco executives see you eating Oreo cookies‚ they may award you with a very good advertising deal. In addition to your marketing deal‚ Oreo’s come in 100 calorie packs‚ so you can treat yourself without worrying about negatively impacting your physique
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Blaine Kitchenware Case Study Answers 1. ABOUT THE COMPANY Blain Kitchenware‚ Inc. (BKI)‚ founded in 1927‚ is a mid-sized producer of small appliances for residential kitchens. BKI has an approximate 10% market share of the $2.3 billion U.S. market for small kitchen appliances‚ with 65% of sales originating from the US market. The company is public since 1994‚ and the majority of the shares is controlled by the founder’s family (62% of outstanding shares)‚ who also have a strong representation in
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