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Company A, a listed company, plans to acquire Company T, which is also listed.

 Additional information is:

   • Company A has 100 million shares in issue, with market price currently at $8.00 per share.

   • Company T has 90 million shares in issue, with market price currently at $5.00 each share.

   • Synergies valued at $60 million are expected to arise from the acquisition.

   • The terms of the offer will be 2 shares in A for 3 shares in B.

Assuming the offer is accepted and the synergies are realised, what should the post-acquisition price of each of Company A's shares be?

Give your answer to two decimal places.

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An unlisted company wishes to obtain an estimated value for its shares in anticipation of a private sale of a large parcel of shares.

Relevant data for the unlisted company:

   • It has a residual dividend policy. 

   • It has earnings that are highly sensitive to underlying economic conditions.

   • It is a small business in a large industry where there are listed companies but there are none with a similar capital structure. 

The company intends to base valuations on the cost of equity of a proxy company after adjusting for any differences in capital structure where appropriate.

Which of the following methods is likely to give the most accurate equity value for this unlisted company?

An unlisted company:

Is owned by the original founder and member of their families.

Is growing more rapidly than other companies in the same industry.

Pays a fixed annual divided

Which of the following methods would be the most appropriate to value this company’s equity?