Calculate the Equity Value in a Fixed Exchange Ratio Structure

question 23

Multiple Choice

Calculate the equity value in a fixed exchange ratio structure given the following information.

Transaction Details:
TargetCo's shareholders will receive one share of AcquirerCo's common stock for every four shares of TargetCo's common stock.AcquirerCo's share price prior to the announcement was $20.00.TargetCo has 25 million shares outstanding.

• A)$125.0mm
• B)$100.0mm
• C)$80.0mm
• D)$50.0mm

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Definitions:

General Equilibrium Analysis

An economic framework for understanding how supply and demand interact across multiple markets to determine prices in an entire economy.

Feedback Effects

The process where outcomes or outputs of a system loop back to influence the inputs or initial conditions, often amplifying or dampening effects in the system.

Partial Equilibrium

An analysis of equilibrium within a specific market or sector, ignoring interactions with other markets or the effects of changes in them.

General Equilibrium Analysis

An economic analysis that considers the simultaneous equilibrium of all markets in the economy.