aaaa Assignment requirements

Presentation in PowerPoint format (minimum 10 slides). Respond in six to eight page paper in which you respond to the questions below andprovidetrue/ false repliesforallquestions(with supporting rationale) and additional requested information for1a, 1c and 1e.

1a.True/ False- On average, acquisitions destroy shareholder value

Identify a corporate acquistion (within the last 10 years) which added value to the acquiring company and discuss a minimum of three (3) key factors which enabled their success?

1b.True/ False- A discounted cash flow valuation of a target company discounts the target's estimated free cash flows at the acquirer's cost of capital

1c.True/ False- An acquirer should be willing to pay a higher control premium for a well managed company than a poorly managed one

Why is control considered so valuable? Identify a company which paid-up for a controlling interest and assess why it was done?

1d.True/ False-The liquidation value of a company's shares always places a floor under its stock price

1e.True/ False-An unusually low stock price in management's eyes encourages management to take the company private in a management buyout

Identify an instance where management took a company private based on a low stock price valuation? Did the company remain private, and if so, why did it remain in private hands?