Question 186

RST wishes to raise at least $40 million of new equity by issuing up to 10 million new equity shares at a minimum price of $3.00 under an offer for sale by tender. It receives the following tender offers:

What is the maximum amount that RST can raise by this share issue?
(Give your answer to the nearest $ million).

Question 187

The directors of a multinational group have decided to sell off a loss-making subsidiary and are considering the following methods of divestment:
1. Trade sale to an external buyer
2. A management buyout (MBC)
The MDO team and the external buyer have both offered the same price to the parent company for the subsidiary.
Which of the following is an advantage to the parent company of opting for a MBO compared to a trade sale as the preferred method of divestment?
  • Question 188

    Company Z has identified four potential acquisition targets: companies A, B, C and D.
    Company Z has a current equity market value of $580 million.
    The price it would have to pay for the equity of each company is as follows:
    Only one of the target companies can be acquired and the consideration will be paid in cash.
    The following estimations of the new combined value of Company Z have been prepared for each acquisition before deduction of the cash consideration:
    Ignoring any premium paid on acquisition, which acquisition should the directors pursue?
  • Question 189

    A venture capitalist invests in a company by means of buying:
    * 9 million shares for $2 a share and
    * 8% bonds with a nominal value of $2 million, repayable at par in 3 years' time.
    The venture capitalist expects a return on the equity portion of the investment of at least 20% a year on a compound basis over the first 3 years of the investment.
    The company has 10 million shares in issue.
    What is the minimum total equity value for the company in 3 years' time required to satisify the venture capitalist's expected return?
    Give your answer to the nearest $ million.
    $ million.
  • Question 190

    A UK based company is considering investing GBP1 ,000,000 in a project it the USA. It is anticipated that the project will yield net cash inflows of USD580.000 each year for the next three years. These surplus cash flows will be remitted to the UK at the end of each year.
    Currently GBP1.00 is worth USD1.30.
    The expected inflation rates in the two countries over the next four years are 2% in the UK and 4% in the USA.
    Applying the purchasing power parity theory, which of the following represents the expected remittance at the end of year three, in GBP whole the nearest whole GBP)?