Aligning Due Diligence to Deal Purpose
- The primary motivation of any deal is to create shareholder value
- The focus of due diligence then should be on assessing risks relating to value and value creation
Value and Value Creation
- Many forms of value; concerned with transaction price and reservation prices
- Difference between transaction price and reservation price is value created
- Value creation enhanced when synergies exist
Synergies
- Three types: 1) Cost reduction and efficiency leverage, 2) Revenue and market growth, and 3) Capital optimization
- Must account for costs of achieving
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Valuation for M&A

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Learning Objectives

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The 50,000 Foot View

Valuation Model Lifecycle

Due Diligence

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What is Value?

Enterprise Value

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The Three Paths to Creating Value

Market Evidence

M&A Transaction and Reservation Prices

Value Creation Through M&A

Case Study #1

Case Study #1 Answer

Case Study #2

Case Study #2 Answer

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Methods of Estimating Fair Market Value

Cost Approach

Operating Assets of the Firm

Income Approach

Market Approach

Concluding a Fair Market Value

Identifying Key Value Drivers

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Defining Synergy

Synergistic Control Value

Cost Reduction and Efficiency Leverage

Revenue and Market Growth

Capital Optimization

Case Study #3

Case Study #3 Answer

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Buyer Types

Transaction Structures

Transaction Financing and Risk

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The Valuation Professional’s Role

The Non-Valuation Professional

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Assembling All the Pieces

Contact Information

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