Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 6QP
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To calculate: The least annual synergy that Company TG expects from the acquisition.
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The positive incremental net profit associated with the mixture of the two firms through acquisition or merger is termed a synergy.
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Question 15:
• In addition to the $150 million purchase price for Kappa’s equity, $4.5 million will be used to repay Kappa’s existing debt.
• With $5 million in transaction fees, the acquisition will require $159.5 million in total funds.
• The Blackstone Group’s sources of funds include the new loan of $100 million as well as $ 6.5 million Kappa’s own excess cash (which The Blackstone Group will have access to).
• Thus The Blackstone Group’s required equity contribution to the transaction is $53 million.
• Exercise 15: how do you get $53 million?
Chapter 26 Solutions
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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