Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: A Recapitalization Strategy Development Team: Sam Posnick Emily Booth Alex Fabisiak Sam Zarat 1 2 Scenarios To create a successful recapitalization plan‚ the group analyzed multiple scenarios and determined the appropriate level of debt to issue for the William Wrigley Jr. Company (referred to as Wrigley). The chosen capital structure is based on efforts to minimize the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) while also reducing increases in the cost of equity
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Harvard Business School 9-297-052 Rev. July 12‚ 1997 USG Corporation On May 2‚ 1988‚ USG Corporation‚ the world’s largest gypsum producer‚ announced that the board of directors had approved a recapitalization plan. According to the plan‚ USG would exchange each outstanding share of common stock for $37.00 in cash‚ $5.00 in stated face amount of 16% junior subordinated pay-in-kind debentures‚ and one share in the newly recapitalized company. Robert Day‚ USG’s Chairman and CEO‚ said the
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something According to the Encarta Dictionaries. According to answers.com‚ Recapitalization is restructuring a company’s debt and equity mixture‚ most often with the aim of making a company’s capital structure more stable. Essentially‚ the process involves the exchange of one form of financing for another‚ such as removing preferred shares from the company’s capital structure and replacing them with bonds. Recapitalization in Nigeria banking sector‚ has built a solid foundation for Nigerian banks
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procurement process is transparent‚ impartial and equitable? Whenever our organization buys goods or services or hires consultants using U.S. Government (USG) funds‚ it should always take proper steps to ensure that the procurement process is objective and encourages fair and open competition. In addition to being a core principle underlying USG procurement regulations‚ competition promotes innovation‚ motivates vendors to perform better‚ drives costs down and helps curtail fraud and waste. It is
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. How should Day respond to Desert Partner’s tender offer? Day has to think in terms of maximizing shareholder value. Day should reject the offer and here is why USG has been a takeover target in the past driven by its steady cash flow‚ low operating costs‚ strong market share and thought to be undervalued by many analysts. Any take over is possible for the right price if at all rejecting the takeover bid will strengthen USG’s negotiation strategy and encourage the tendering company
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considering a recapitalization that involves issuing debt and repurchasing equity. UST has a long history of a conservative debt policy. However‚ in 1998 they reinstituted their share buyback program. This means that they intended to issue up to $1 billion in debt in order to repurchase equity. Their intentions in repurchasing equity are to maximize earnings per share and receive a tax shield through their high amount of debt issuance. 2. Describe the pros and cons of the recapitalization from the
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consider a recapitalization plan in which UST borrows up to $1 billion to repurchase its stocks. The marginal effect of the recapitalization will be a $380 million increase in firm value‚ which is the present value of interest tax shield. Besides the recapitalization benefit‚ management also needs to notice the costs of recapitalization‚ which include higher bankruptcy costs and a potential of lower credit rating. UST has a high and constant dividend payout history since 1912. The recapitalization will
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Leveraged Recapitalization (1989) Case Study Abstract The following report outlines the basics of a leveraged recapitalization‚ the benefits and consequences of a leveraged recapitalization‚ and ultimately Gator Consulting’s recommendations for when and how to use leveraged recapitalization. Much of this discussion is explained by citing a case study involving Sealed Air Corporation as a way to demonstrate a specific positive instance in the use of leveraged recapitalization. Leveraged
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name brand recognition‚ historical pricing flexibility‚ and growing smokeless tobacco demand. However‚ UST faces business risks including eroding market share‚ tobacco lawsuits‚ and reduction in innovation. UST Inc. is considering a leveraged recapitalization to help in shielding the tax‚ increasing the share price and eliminating idle cash and debt
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debt yet. Aurora Borealis is trying to convince Wrigley to do a leveraged recapitalization through a dividend or share repurchase. So Wrigley has to make decisions on whether or not to borrow $ 3 billion for recapitalization. Question Based on the above situation‚ there are few questions that arise as seen below: ●Whether the recapitalization would be good for the company’s development in the long run? ●After borrowing
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