A firm undergoes a leveraged recapitalization at the end of 2021. After the leveraged recapitalization, the firm
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The firm's debt is rated AA before the leveraged recapitalization and BB afterwards. Its pre-recap leverage ratio (D/(D+E)) is 20% and its equity beta at this capital structure is 1.2. Assume that in the last 20 years, the average returns on corporate bonds with an AA (BB) rating have exceeded those of Treasury bonds with the same maturity by 70 (280) basis points (0.7 (2.8) percentage points). The marginal corporate tax rate is 20%.
Part 1 - Forecast promised interest tax shields from 2022 until 2024.
Part 2 - Calculate the discount rate for the expected post-recap interest tax shields.
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