Firms A and B are competitors with very similar assets and business risks. Both are all-equity firms

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Firms A and B are competitors with very similar assets and business risks. Both are all-equity firms with after-tax cash flows of $10 per year forever, and both have an overall cost of capital of 10 per cent. Firm A is thinking of buying Firm B. The after-tax cash flow from the merged firm would be $21 per year. Does the merger generate synergy? What is VB? What is ΔV?

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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781743768051

8th Edition

Authors: Stephen A. Ross, Rowan Trayler, Charles Koh, Gerhard Hambusch, Kristoffer Glover, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D. Jordan

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