M&A Process Flashcards

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What is the role of an investment bank in M&A? Why do businesses not just do it themselves?

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Sell-side investment bankers are brought in to manage the sale process and to ensure that a favourable result is achieved

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When running a sell-side M&A process, why would you do both an accretion/dilution model and an LBO analysis?

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Work out how much a strategic would pay and how much a sponsor would pay

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Why is an auction likely to lead to a substantial positive impact on value received by the seller?

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Variety of factors related to the creation of a competitive environment

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Difference between broad and targeted auction?

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Broad - maximises the Universe of prospective buyers approached; designed to maximise competitive dynamics, thereby increasing the likelihood of finding the best possible offer.

Targeted - Focus on a few clearly defined buyers that have been identified as having strong strategic fit and/or desired as well as the financial capacity, to purchase the target

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What is a definitive agreement?

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The thing that is signed with the winning bidder

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Why may a strategic be able to pay more than a sponsor?

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Strategic can realise synergies and often has a lower cost of capital than a sposnor.

Depending on the capital market conditions, a strategic buyer may also present less financing risk than a sponsor

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What are the two main marketing documents for the first round of an auction process?

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Teaser and CIM

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Why are codenames used in M&A processes?

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Maintain confidentiality of the company and the process

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What marketing document comes before a confidentiality agreement?

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Teaser

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What is the point of a teaser?

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Inform buyers and generate sufficient interest for them to undertake further work and potentially submit a bid

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What is contained in a teaser?

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Brief one/two page synopsis, including a company overview, investment highlights, and summary financial information

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What is a CIM?

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Detailed written description of the target that serves as the primary marketing document for the target

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What is an alternative to a CIM?

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A CIP, confidential information presentation

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What are the 6 very common sections in a CIM?

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Executive summary
Investment considerations
Industry overview
Company overview
Operations overview
Financial information

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What is a confidentiality agreement?

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Legally binding contract between the target and prospective buyers that governs the sharing of confidential company information.

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When is a confidentially agreement signed?

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Typically signed alongside receiving the teaser, before the party receives further information (such as the CIM)

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How will the first round of an auction process run?

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  • Contract prospective buyers
  • Negotiate and execute confidential agreement with interested parties
  • To those who sign, distribute confidential information memorandum and initial bid procedures letter
  • Prepare management presentation
  • Set up data room
  • Prepare stapled financing package (if applicable)
  • Receive initial bids and select buyers to proceed to second round
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How long are interested parties given after the CIM has been distributed?

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Typically buyers are given several weeks to review the CIM, study the target and its sector, and conduct preliminary financial analysis prior to submitting their initial non-binding bids.

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How can you tell if a party is properly interested in the transaction?

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Typically, those that are most interested engage invesment banks as M&A buy-side advisors or financing providers and consultants

20
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When preparing the management presentation, what will also be decided?

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The lineup for each slide of the presentation, as well as key messages.

Bankers may also develop a list of “challenge” questions in anticipation of buyer focus areas

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What is the final bid procedure letter?

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Outlines the date and guidelines for submitting a final, legally binding bid package.

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What is a definitive agreement?

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Legally binding contract between a buyer and seller detailing the terms and conditions of the sale transaction.

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What sort of things would be in the definitive agreement?

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  • Transaction structure (e.g. merger, stock sale, asset sale)
  • Price and terms (e.g. form of consideration - cash, stock, or mixed; earnouts; adjustment to price)

There are also commitments such as covenants that will restrict the company from taking value-reducing actions or change the business, including:
- Restrictions on paying special dividends
- Restrictions on making capital expenditures in excess of an agreed budget
- In some circumstances, one party may owe another a termination fee

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What are the benefits of issuing debt or equity?

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Debt is better for:
- EPS accretion
- Lowering Cost of Capital
- Tax deductible
- Return on Equity

Equity is better for:
- Balance sheet flexibility
- No mandatory cash payments
- Credit rating considerations
- Lack of covenants

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What is an analysis at various prices (AVP) analysis?
Looks at the implied transaction multiples based on the premium paid to current share price
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What is a contribution analysis?
Depicts the financial "contributions" that each party makes to the pro forma entity in terms of sales, EBITDA, EBIT, net income, and equity value.
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How does an M&A model and an LBO model relate?
M&A model is a derivation of the LBO model, but with two separate operating models
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What are the two most common types of credit statistics?
Leverage ratios (e.g. debt/ebitda) and coverage ratios (e.g. EBITDA/interest)
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For a 100% stock transaction, how can you tell if the deal will be accretive?
If acquirer has higher P/E ration than acquired company.