firms to acquire RJR Nabisco. Finally‚ the private equity takeover firm‚ Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) was responsible for the 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco. This was documented in several articles in The Wall Street Journal by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. These articles were later used as the basis of a bestselling book‚ Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco‚ and then into a made-for-TV film. As a result‚ in February 1989‚ RJR Nabisco paid executive
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RJR Nabisco Valuation When assessing the valuation of RJR Nabisco bids‚ the Special committee should utilize the Capital Cash Flow method. The Capital Cash Flow method‚ when applied appropriately‚ should yield the same valuation when discounting a company’s Free Cash Flow. To get Capital Cash Flows (CCF)‚ Net Income is adjusted by adding back non-cash expenses and other reconciliations to form cash flow‚ decreasing Capital Expenditures‚ decreasing changes in Net Working Capital and finally‚ adding
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Summary of the Case RJR Nabisco was an American conglomerate selling tobacco and food products. It was formed in the year 1985 by the merger of Nabisco Brands and R J Reynolds Tobacco Company. The case given discusses the leveraged buy out of the company‚ which was at that time the largest LBO in history. A leveraged buyout can be defined as a situation where an investor group‚ which often includes some of the target company’s top managers‚ borrows billions to try to take the company private by
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RJR Nabisco RJR NABISCO AGENDA Historical Perspective LBO Candidate Special Committee Key Players Valuations Risk Factors Post LBO Plans Final Takeover Historical Perspective Started in 1875 as a tobacco firm. In 1967 ‚ RJR entered in food‚ restaurant‚ alcohol and shipping business. In 1987: - Food Business: $9.4 billion - Tobacco Business: $ 7 billion LBO Candidate Operating under low debt Exhibited long term and non cyclical growth RJR’s break up value: Nabisco $8 to $9
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Bid strategy What truly distinguishes HA Corporation from our competitors is our commitment to building strong bonds with our loyal consumer base. Throughout the nation‚ and soon the world‚ our customers trust HA to make their lives easier. Everything we do contributes to building unmatched levels of loyalty to our brands through lifelong relationships with our customers. We are committed focusing on innovation; cost productivity‚ product quality and consumer value. We continue to improve our global
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Five P’s of Strategy Alicia Wiley AH543 Healthcare Strategic Mgmt January 25‚ 2015 Henry Mintzberg has proposed the concept of strategy by defining 5 Ps (Mintzberg‚ 1987). Each of the 5 Ps is a different approach to strategy. They are plan‚ ploy‚ pattern‚ position and perspective. Plan Strategy is a plan or future course of action that is consciously intended to deal with the situation and acts as a guideline (Mintzberg‚ 1987). This means that any act done purposefully and carefully
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Assignment 1 - Last date for submission November 7th 2010 Any two should be completed and submitted individually. MGM 713 C A S E 2 ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS 1. What is Costco’s business model? Is the company’s business model appealing? Why or why not? 2. What are the chief elements of Costco’s strategy? How good is the strategy? 3. Do you think Jim Sinegal is an effective CEO? What grades would you give him in leading the process of crafting and executing Costco’s strategy? What support can
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RJR NABISCO CASE Guzmán Colilla Barreiro Asset Valuation 02/04/15 Questions for RJR Nabisco case 1. What was the value of RJR Nabisco under Asset Beta: = 0.50 = 0.92 Ba=(0.50+0.92)/2 = 0.7 Assume that Rf = 9% (from the Marriott Case) Assume that Rp=8% (from the Marriott Case) Ka = Rf + BARp Ka = 9% + (0.7)(8%) = 14.6% a) The pre-bid operating strategy? b) The Management Group’s strategy? c) KKR’s operating strategy? 2. What accounts for any difference in the
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Assignment First Page Student ID number(s): | 30855399 | Student Name(s): | Jin Wang | Module Name: | Operations and Process Management | Module Tutor: | Professor Mike Pidd and Dr. Jerry Busby | Essay/Project Title | Operation Strategies of Low-Cost Airlines and the Fight Back of Established Airlines | Word Count: | 1‚823 | Assignment Due Date: | 17 December‚ 2012 | By submitting this coursework for assessment‚ I/We acknowledge the following: Academic Integrity
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1. What is the total value of RJR Nabisco under (a) the pre-bid operating strategy? (b) the Management Group’s operating strategy? (c) KKR’s operating strategy? Approach We used the APV approach to value the company under each of the three scenarios. To do so‚ we needed to find the free cash flow‚ debt tax shield‚ and the discount rate‚ which is ra. This rate should be applicable across all three scenarios‚ because it is not dependent on the operations of the company. We then needed to value
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