Case Analysis : Bond Financing Continuing in your role as the newly-appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Anycorp Inc., you are interested in looking at the various financing options for the acquisition of Anycorp's defeated rival, Initech LLC. Given the size of the acquisitionit is doubtful that Anycorp would be able to handle Initech's acquisition with internal cash aloneexternal financing is necessary. You're interested at looking at the various aspects of raising capital from the issuance of corporate debt in the form of intermediate-term bonds. Based on your reading of Chapter 6 and any other pertinent information, prepare an Executive Summary discussing the various pros cons, and tradeoffs of debt financing and whether a debt issuance would be appropriate for Anycorp's acquisitive needs. You should pay particular attention to issues of control, risk ( financial, operational , mission, etc.), and sustainability . This should be done from the perspective of (primarily), Anycorp itself but, also, from the perspective of the investors in Anycorp's financing issue . For each case, the group will want to focus on and address the following Seven Factors in their analysis: () Question at Hand (2) Information Given data, facts, observations, experiences} () Assumptions (explicit or implicit/understood ( 4) Concepts theories, definitions, laws, models, methods, methodologies } (5) Calculations Necessary actual number crunching and end results} ( 6) Interpretation conclusions, solutions} (7) Implications and Consequences what is the end result, unintended consequences?} Note that responses such as "We are not quite sure..." and "We need more information..." are perfectly acceptable, assuming that the group discusses what information it would take to come to a firm conclusion or make a solid recommendation (with each recommendation briefly hedged with an addressing of the limitations of the recommendation/analysis).

Case Analysis: Bond Financing Continuing in your role as the newly-appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Anycorp Inc., you are interested in looking at the various financing options for the acquisition of Anycorp's defeated rival, Initech LLC. Given the size of the acquisition, it is doubtful that Anycorp would be able to handle Initech's acquisition with internal cash alone; external financing is necessary. You're interested at looking at the various aspects of raising capital from the issuance of corporate debt in the form of intermediate-term bonds. Based on your reading of Chapter 6 and any other pertinent information, prepare an Executive Summary discussing the various pros, cons, and tradeoffs of debt financing and whether a debt issuance would be appropriate for Anycorp's acquisitive needs. You should pay particular attention to issues of control, risk (financial, operational, mission, etc.), and sustainability. This should be done from the perspective of (primarily), Anycorp itself but, also, from the perspective of the investors in Anycorp's financing issue. Please report your results in accordance with Course Syllabus and Case Study Guide. Expectations For each case, the group will want to focus on and address the following Seven Factors in their analysis: (1) Question at Hand (2) Information Given \{data, facts, observations, experiences\} (3) Assumptions \{explicit or implicit/understood\} (4) Concepts \{theories, definitions, laws, models, methods, methodologies\} (5) Calculations Necessary \{actual number crunching and end results\} (6) Interpretation \{conclusions, solutions\} (7) Implications and Consequences \{what is the end result, unintended consequences?\} Case Analysis: Bond Financing Continuing in your role as the newly-appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Anycorp Inc., you are interested in looking at the various financing options for the acquisition of Anycorp's defeated rival, Initech LLC. Given the size of the acquisition, it is doubtful that Anycorp would be able to handle Initech's acquisition with internal cash alone; external financing is necessary. You're interested at looking at the various aspects of raising capital from the issuance of corporate debt in the form of intermediate-term bonds. Based on your reading of Chapter 6 and any other pertinent information, prepare an Executive Summary discussing the various pros, cons, and tradeoffs of debt financing and whether a debt issuance would be appropriate for Anycorp's acquisitive needs. You should pay particular attention to issues of control, risk (financial, operational, mission, etc.), and sustainability. This should be done from the perspective of (primarily), Anycorp itself but, also, from the perspective of the investors in Anycorp's financing issue. Please report your results in accordance with Course Syllabus and Case Study Guide. Expectations For each case, the group will want to focus on and address the following Seven Factors in their analysis: (1) Question at Hand (2) Information Given \{data, facts, observations, experiences\} (3) Assumptions \{explicit or implicit/understood\} (4) Concepts \{theories, definitions, laws, models, methods, methodologies\} (5) Calculations Necessary \{actual number crunching and end results\} (6) Interpretation \{conclusions, solutions\} (7) Implications and Consequences \{what is the end result, unintended consequences?\}