------------------------------------------------- ACQUISITION OF GMA7 NETWORK‚ INC. BY BUSINESS TYCOON MANUEL V. PANGILINAN (MVP) OF PLDT THROUGH MEDIAQUEST HOLDINGS‚ INC. – A CRITIQUE PAPER BACKGROUND Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan ‚ Chairman and with interests on the companies listed below is moving closer to deal to acquire GMA7 Network‚ Inc (GMA7) at an estimated price of P52.5 billion‚ potentially grabbing a leading market position in the broadcasting industry for convergence with his
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corporate finance‚ understanding the mechanism of company valuation is very important not only because of valuation of mergers and acquisitions‚ in choosing investment for a portfolio‚ in deciding on the appropriate price to pay or receive in takeover‚ but also in restructuring the corporation. The process of determining the present value of a company is called valuations. There are different methods and techniques which can be used for valuation. These are: 1) Dividend Discount Model 2) Discounting
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Best Buy’s Valuation Best Buy Co.‚Inc. (BBY) is one of the leading retail stores in the United States. It was founded in 1966‚ and its headquarter is located in Richfield‚ Minnesota. It operates in both domestic and international segments (Canada & Mexico). Best Buy is a multinational specialty retailer that includes six main revenue categories: 32% consumer electronic‚ 46% computing and mobile phones‚ 8% entertainment‚ 8% appliances‚ 5% services‚ and 1% others. Best Buy has maintained a steady growth
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Thomas Owens 14085300 tmocn6@mail.missouri.edu Finance 4620- Nike Valuation Nike was established in the early 1970’s‚ and ever since its creation‚ has never looked back. Nike was the Greek goddess of victory‚ and with the accomplishments the company has made they have done just that‚ become victorious. Nike is known around the world as one of the most well known athletic distributors. They can be found in every athletic store with their worldwide symbol‚ the Nike “swoosh.” Nike is described
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BASIC STRATEGY: In order to make up for increasing expenses Southwest needs to expand. My recommended strategy for Southwest to pursue‚ is to merge with Air-Tran and expand into areas where Air-Tran has a heavy presence and Southwest has none. With Southwest having a weak presence in the southeastern U.S.‚ a key area to expand would be Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International‚ which is the busiest airport in the U.S. There is obviously a need for the low air-fare company at this site. Southwest’s
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chance of error. Assumptions 1. Dividend growth rate is constant 2. Return on equity is constant and sustainable 3. Forecasted dividend is accurate 4. There is market stability 5. Historical data is reasonable predictor of future returns Valuation Esprit Holdings Ltd 0330.HK (Hong Kong) All data taken from Esprit’s 2007 Annual report Current share trading price = $92.15 Dividends per share = $3.18 Earnings per share = $4.22 Return on Equity = 48.9% Payout Ratio = 3.18/4.22 = .754
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Pros and cons of mergers and business transfer Pros and cons of mergers and business transfer There are many ways of acquiring a business. Among them‚ there are mergers and business transfer that convert two different companies into a company‚ and comprehensive stock exchange and share acquisition allows for the acquisition of management control of other companies without changing the legal entity. To summarize the concept of mergers and business transfer: first‚ the merger is a method of amalgamating
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important reasons for mergers or amalgamations: 1. Economies of scale. An amalgamation company will have more reasons at its command that the individual companies. This will help in increasing the scale of operations and the economies of large scale will be available. These economies will occur because of more intensive utilization of production facilities‚ distribution network‚ research and development facilities‚ etc. these economies will be available in horizontal mergers were scope of more
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Stock Exchange rose to $57.14 on August 03‚ 2005‚ an increase of 30% over the August 02‚ 2005 share price of $43.95. The deal would result in the union of two cutthroat competitors through a "friendly takeover". Adidas and Reebok claimed that the merger was decided upon because of the realization that their individual (company) goals would be best accomplished by joining instead of competing. Nike International Inc. (Nike) was the common competitor for both Reebok and Adidas. Analysts said that the
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Master thesis Autumn semester 2007 Supervisor: Professor Tomas Blomquist Authors: Hoang‚ Thuy Vu Nga Lapumnuaypon‚ Kamolrat Critical Success Factors in Merger & Acquisition Projects A study from the perspectives of advisory firms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all‚ we are grateful to our supervisor‚ Professor Tomas Blomquist‚ for his guidance and recommendations throughout the process of writing our thesis. His support is of vital importance to the successful completion of this thesis. We also
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