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The course is designed to introduce the world of Mergers & Acquisitions and Leveraged Buyout (LBO) which includes the parties involved, the process of raising capital for M&A and buyouts. The course will cover all the valuation methods used for is assessing proposed business acquisition targets – both publicly traded and private companies. The class will cover the broader context - institutional, legal, and regulatory—of M&A valuation and due diligence work. These topics will be developed in lectures and readings, case studies, and modelling exercises

using Excel templates.

 

By the end of the course, you should:

1.       Have detailed knowledge of a fairly large number of M&A and Leveraged Buyout case studies.

2.       Be proficient in valuation and accounting terminology and concepts related to M&A transactions.

3.       Know how to develop financial projections and prepare valuations for (a) stand-alone enterprise value and (b) business combinations with synergies.

4.       Recognize areas of moral hazard for decisionmaker in M&A.

 

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Course Outline -  Lectures , Assignments and Exams

         

Syllabus

Syllabus Fall 2024

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12:20pm-2:20pm
Final Exam

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Assigned Lectures

Syllabus Discussion

Student Introduction

Groups setup

 

Lecture #1: Introduction to M&A

Lecture 1 - Intro to M&A

Lecture #2: Regulatory Environment

Lecture 2 - Regulatory Environment

Lecture #3: The Corporate Takeover Market

Lecture 3 - Takeover Markets

Lecture #4: Acquisiton Process

Lecture 4 - Acquisition Planning

 

Lecture #5: Valuation Methods

Lecture 5 - Corporate Valuations

Corporate Valuations - Excel Spredsheet

Lecture 6 - Projections

Lecture #6: Projections amd Basic Financial Modeling

EXAM REVIEW

Midterm Exams I and II Review Outline and Instructions

   

EXAM - GOING OVER THE ANSWERS

 

Lecture #7: Valuation of Private Companies

Lecture 7 - Corporate Valuations

Lecture #8: Debt Raising and Leveraged Buyouts (LBO)

LBO Presentation - An Overview

Lecture #9: Transaction Analysis - Case Studies

   

FINAL PROJECT DISCUSSION

   

EXAM REVIEW

 
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

 

EXAMS

                     

MidTerm Exam I
(in-Class - written)

MidTerm Exam II
(On-Line - Excel Based)

                     

Final Exam

Final Exam Review

Homework Assignments

           

ASSIGNMENT #1 (GROUP)

PRESENT TARGET SWOT ANALYSIS

(UPLOAD ON CANVAS) 

 

Peloton Yahoo Finance Link

             

ASSIGNMENT #2 (GROUP)

STANDALONE VALUATION & PROJECTION ANALYSIS

(UPLOAD ON CANVAS)

 

Yahoo Financial Statement

Peloton Yahoo Finance Link

   

ASSIGNMENT #3 (GROUP)

VALUATION METHODS AND STANDALONE DEAL STRUCTURE

(UPLOAD ON CANVAS) 

 

Peloton Financial Information from Yahoo - December 2022

Peloton Yahoo Finance Link

   

ASSIGNMENT #4 (GROUP)

COMBINED ACCRETION/ STANDALONE SYNERGIES

(UPLOAD ON CANVAS) 

 

M&A Final Group Project Description with Rubric

Peloton Yahoo Finance Link

   

Case Studies

 

CASE STUDY 1

CASE STUDY ONE: Acquisition of Spirit Airlines

SEC Filing Links for Spirit Airlines

Form 14A Filing of Spirit JetBlue Merger

Form S-4 Filing by Frontier to merge with Sprint

Schedule TO Filing by JetBlue to acquire Sprint Airlines

CASE STUDY 2

CASE STUDY #2: Facebook Acquiring WhatsApp Q&D Approach

CASE STUDY #1: Cross-Border Acqusition

GROUP CASE STUDY

Peloton's Acquisition News

Peloton Latest News

Peloton Financial Information from Yahoo

     

CASE STUDY 3

CASE STUDY #3: Hyatt Financial Analysis and Valuation

CASE STUDY 4

CASE STUDY #4: Cedar Fair as a target to SeaWorld

       

CASE STUDY 5

CASE STUDY #5: Hotel Expo

CASE STUDY #5: Hotel Expo

CASE STUDY #5 Hotel Expo - Template with Answers

CASE STUDY 6

CASE STUDY #6: Alexandria Hotel LBO

Case Study #6: Alexandria Hotel Template

 

CASE STUDY 7

CASE STUDY #8: Colorado Dental - Proforma Balance Sheet

CASE STUDY #8: Colorado Dental - Transaction S&U, WACC and Debt Capacity

CASE STUDY #8: Colorado Dental: Debt Schedules - Floating and Fixed Rates

CASE STUDY 8

Case Study #7 Tyson Valuation Methods 1-7

 

CASE STUDY 9

CASE STUDY #10 Proud Steel and Dynamic Steel

CASE #10: Merger_Analysis

       

Reading Material

 

JetBlue Announces Record and Payment Dates for January 2023 Additional Prepayment to Spirit Stockholders

YouTube: Proposed Merger between Spirit and Frontier

YouTube: Why JetBlue is Buying Spirit Airlines

Tapestry $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings

Google Facing Lawsuit over online ad monopoly

U.S. Steel shares plunge on report White House preparing to block Nippon Steel takeover

Kroger Agrees to Buy Albertsons

Kroger CEO Defends Potential Merger with Rival Albertsons

FTC Legal Filings

WSJ: FTC Loses Antitrust Challenge to Facebook Parent Meta

 

CASE STUDY - Article 1: Peloton Amazon Partnership Agreement

                                     

Articles

 

ONEOK to Acquire Medallion

WSJ: When Executives Stop Selling Stock a Big Deal May be Ahead

   

Blackwell Cap on Peloton

Business Model Analyst on Peloton

Peloton's unique approach to gaining customer

Goldman Sachs Technology Conference - Peoloton

Home Fitness Industry Report

Why Apple may buy Peloton

Various actions and announcements from Peloton

Peloton Investor Presentation

Blackwells Capitals hard-hitting presentation contributed to former CEO John Foleys resignation.

Yahoo Finance - Cedar Fair

Cedar Fair Bid for Cedar Fair

SeaWorld bidding for Cedar Fair Rejected

SeaWorld sweetened takeover offer for Cedar Fair

SeaWorld, Cedar Fair Slide as Theme-Park Merger Plan Crumbles

Six Flags Cedar Fair Merger Rollercoaster

                 

LIVE CASE STUDY

Testing the Twitter Acquisition

Lululemon has approached Hydrow about a possible sale of Mirror

   

NRG to Buy Vivint for $2.8 Billion in Bet on Smart Home Tech

   

Final Project

                                               

Individual Final Project due 5/9 (Upoad on Dropbox) 

Final Project: Public to Private LBO

Public to Private LBO Case Study Template

 

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Chapters 5, 6 17

         

Chapter 17 

Chapter 11 

Chapter 11 - LBO - written by Professor Droussiotis

 

Chapter 9 

               
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