Firms A and B have values as separate firms of 500 and 100, respectively, and both are
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Firms A and B have values as separate firms of 500 and 100, respectively, and both are all-equity firms. Firm A is going to buy firm B, and the merged firm will have a value of 700. Firm B is willing to sell to firm A for 150 in cash. Firm A has 25 shares before the merger and Firm B has 10 shares.
What is the NPV to firm A’s shareholders?
What cost would firm A’s shareholders see if this deal was paid for with stock and firm A exchanged 7.5 shares of new stock to buy firm B?
What exchange rate would make a stock deal the same cost to firm A’s shareholders, as the original cash deal?
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Financial Theory and Corporate Policy
ISBN: 978-0321127211
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Authors: Thomas E. Copeland, J. Fred Weston, Kuldeep Shastri
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