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Case 11: Empire Group Limited
Empire Prep Assignment
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Assess the situation arising in the case.
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Analysis: Estimate the value of
Oshawa
as a stand-alone company, and the value of the projected synergies with Empire.
Recommendation 1:
How much (total $) would you offer? Why?
Additional information: the offer to Oshawa shareholders will include cash and shares as consideration. The shares will be in
Newco's
equity;
the cash payment will include $200M directly from
Empire
plus the proceeds from
new debt
issued by
NewCo
.
•
Analysis:
Use the TEV/EBITDA method to value
Empire's Food Division
, assuming 37% of Empire's EBITDA is attributable to the Food
Division.
•
Analysis: Estimate the TEV of NewCo (New Sobey's), a firm that merges Oshawa with the Empire Food division.
–
Estimate the Equity value of Newco = TEV – Debt value, given that no debt is transferred from
Empire
to Newco.
Recommendation 2: What combination of shares of Newco versus cash would you offer? [Hint: keep in mind the preferences of the main
stakeholders: The Wolfe's prefer mostly cash as payment; Empire requires majority ownership of all companies; target leverage is 30% for
Newco)].
Case Objectives:
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Evaluate an M&A opportunity in the context of the Canadian grocery industry.
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Identify strategic issues surrounding the bid.
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Value the target (Oshawa) as a standalone firm
•
Evaluate additional synergies produced in an acquisition.
•
Incorporate a “pure play” restructuring
•
Recommend an amount to offer for the acquisition, and how to structure the deal to meet the
objectives of the main players.
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Assess the situation
1.
Role: Who are we?
2.
Issue: Why are we here?
3.
Who are the
focal
stakeholders in the case?
4.
Alternatives: What
could
we possibly do?
5.
Criteria: To choose between the alternatives, what
matters
?
Qualitative analysis
•
What are the characteristics of the grocery business in Canada?
–
What are the key success factors?
•
What strengths and weaknesses does the Oshawa Group possess?
–
What are the synergies associated with a potential takeover offer?
•
What strategic issues are associated with a potential takeover offer ?
Quantitative Analysis:
Valuing Oshawa
Use the spreadsheet to determine:
•
The value of Oshawa Group as a stand-alone company, based on estimates obtained using:
i.
the DCF method (assume terminal growth rate = 5%), and a target Debt/Capital ratio of 30% (as
distinct from the current 12.4% in Exh 9). Assume moving to target leverage would decrease
their debt rating to “BBB”
ii.
the TEV/EBITDA multiple method (exh 9)
•
The value of the synergies (using the DCF method only)
•
The total value of Oshawa to Empire (i.e., the maximum Empire can pay before the NPV of the
acquisition goes negative).
•
The total value created (total NPV) of the deal.
•
How much to bid, using information in the case (precedent transactions, assessing the situation,
judgement)
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Recommendation 1: how much to bid?
How much (total $) would you offer for Oshawa? Why?
•
What is the implied NPV to Empire?
To Oshawa?
Additional information
As detailed below, to achieve the objectives of both families the deal will include a restructuring in which Oshawa and Empire’s
Food
Division are spun off into a new company (New Sobey's, aka Newco). The offer to Oshawa shareholders will include a
percentage of
Newco's
equity plus a cash payment, where the cash payment includes $200M directly from
Empire
plus the
proceeds from
new debt
issued by
NewCo
.
Why create Newco?
How much cash does Empire have?
Without restructuring, what cash-raising alternatives does Empire have?
•
How attractive would each be to the Sobey family?
Without restructuring, what non-cash forms of payment could Empire offer?
•
How attractive would each be to the Wolfe family?
Hmm…
Consider a restructuring that creates a new , “pure play” company from the merged
Food Divisions…
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Restructuring
Empire before divestiture
Food Division
Empire without Food Division
Oshawa
Oshawa company
Restructuring
Empire w/o Food Division
Oshawa
2. Merge
New Sobey’s
(Old Food Division)
1. Spin
Of
Restructuring
New Sobey’s
(“pure play”
trades on mkt)
New Empire
(trades on mkt)
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Valuing NewCo
Follow the spreadsheet:
Use the TEV/EBITDA method to value Empire’s Food Division, assuming 37% of Empire’s
EBITDA is attributable to the Food Division
Estimate the TEV of NewCo (merge your estimate of Oshawa’s value with the estimated value
of Empire Food division).
Then consider issuing Newco debt and using the proceeds as part of the bid for Oshawa. This
will decrease the equity value in Newco, as Equity value = TEV - Debt value
•
Note: No debt is transferred from Empire when creating Newco (but Newco will have
Oshawa's debt).
Determining the stock and cash amounts
Now we can offer both cash and stock to Oshawa shareholders as consideration. Given the
total amount we wish to bid (recommendation 1), we need to determine:
1.
the percentage of Newco’s equity to offer
2.
the amount of the cash payment
The cash payment itself will come from two sources:
i.
$200M directly from Empire (an assumption)
ii.
proceeds from new debt issued by NewCo (amount to be determined)
Following the spreadsheet, determine the amount of cash you would recommend (determined
by the amount of debt issued by Newco), and the corresponding percentage of Newco equity.
Recommendation 2: the mix of cash and stock as consideration
What combination of (i) shares in Newco and (ii) cash would you recommend?
Keep in mind the preferences of the
main stakeholders:
–
Empire’s required majority ownership of all companies
–
A target leverage ratio of 30% for Newco.
–
The Wolfe’s preference for cash vs. securities (as payment)
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Implementation:
How would you proceed with your recommendation (what steps would you anticipate in the bidding
process)?
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