Acquisition of TGT Inc by ACQ Corp
Question
ACQ Corp. is analyzing the possible acquisition of TGT Inc. ACQ estimates the acquisition will increase its total after-tax annual cash flows by $7.6 million indefinitely. The appropriate discount rate for the incremental cash flows is 10 percent. The financial analyst of ACQ has collected the following information:
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ACQ |
TGT |
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Pre-merger stock price |
$42.00 |
$20.00 |
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Number of shares outstanding |
12 million |
8 million |
ACQ and TGT have agreed on a transaction value of $24 per share for TGT’s stock, but are negotiating methods of payment: an all-cash offer, and a stock exchange offer.
Assuming neither company has debt, calculate the followings:
a) Synergy and takeover premium for both of the methods.
b) NPV for each method.
c) Assume the synergy is re-estimated to be $80million based on the recent market information. What is the maximum cash price per share that could be paid for AWA?
d) Assume the synergy remains to be $80million. Calculate the takeover premium for a cash and stock exchange offer ($6.5 cash per share of TGT plus 0.35 shares of ACQ per share of TGT).
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This question belongs to finance and discusses about analysis of possible acquisition of TGT Inc. by ACQ Corp.
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