Case summary: Company HH is a regional hardware chain which is considering acquiring Company LL. The boss of the company asked to place a value on target. There are 20 million shares @$12 per share with Company LL. Beta is 1.25 for Company LL’s stock with risk free rate 5.5% and market risk premium is 4%. 20% of capital structure of Company LL is financed with debt with 8% interest rate. Federal plus state tax rate is 25% and will remain same even after acquisition. The management of the Company HH is asking various questions about mergers and also asking to perform merger analysis based on the given details of Company LL.
To determine: The activities that can be taken by the investment banker under merger.

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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: THEORY AND PRACTIC
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