Session 9: Corporate Finance: Financing and Control Issues Reading 31: Mergers and Acquisitions
LOS l: Evaluate a merger bid, calculate the estimated post-merger value of an acquirer, and calculate the gains accrued to the target shareholders versus the acquirer shareholders.
Big Steel is considering making a bid for Small Steel. The following data applies to the analysis:
|
Big Steel |
|
Small Steel |
Pre-merger stock price |
$75 |
|
$100 |
Number of shares outstanding |
500m |
|
40m |
Pre-merger market value |
$37,500m |
|
$4,000m |
Estimated synergies |
|
$600m |
|
If Big Steel buys Small Steel for $110 per share in cash, what are the gains to Big Steel and Small Steel, respectively?
Gains to Small Steel = takeover premium = $4,400 – $4,000 = $400m. Gains to Big Steel = synergies – takeover premium = $600 – $400 = $200. |