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To calculate:Â The NPV of the merger and whether the merger should be undertaken or not.
Introduction:
Merger:
An agreement between two existing companies that combines them to form one company is termed as a merger. This is done for the expansion of business, its share in the market and value of shareholders.
Synergistic benefits:
Synergistic benefits arise out of a merger of two or more entities, which in a basic term meaning that the performance and value of the combined entity will be more than those of the individual separate entities.
It is the difference between the PV (present value) of
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