Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Analysis and Valuation

Courage is not the absence of fear. It is doing the thing you fear the most.
Rick Warren

Course Layout: M&A & Other Restructuring Activities

Part I: M&A Environment

Part II: M&A Process

Part III: M&A Valuation & Modeling

Part IV: Deal Structuring & Financing

Part V: Alternative Strategies

Motivations for M&A

Business & Acquisition Plans

Search through Closing Activities M&A Integration

Public Company Valuation

Payment & Legal Considerations

Accounting & Tax Considerations Financing Strategies

Business Alliances

Regulatory Considerations Takeover Tactics and Defenses

Private Company Valuation Financial Modeling Techniques

Divestitures, Spin-Offs & Carve-Outs Bankruptcy & Liquidation

Cross-Border Transactions

Learning Objectives
Primary Learning Objective: To provide students with an understanding of how to analyze and value cross-border M&As Secondary Learning Objectives: To provide students with an understanding of Motives for international expansion Common international market entry strategies Planning and implementing cross-border transactions in developed countries Planning and implementing cross-border transactions in emerging countries. Valuing cross-border transactions Empirical studies of financial returns to international diversification

Globally Integrated Versus Segmented Capital Markets

Globally integrated capital markets provide foreigners with unfettered access to local capital markets and local residents to foreign capital markets. Segmented capital markets Exhibit different bond and equity prices in different geographic areas for identical assets in terms of risk and maturity. Arise when investors are unable to move capital from one market to another due to capital controls or a preference for local market investments

Developed Versus Emerging Countries

Developed countries: Characterized by Significant/sustainable per capita GDP growth; Globally integrated capital markets; Well-defined legal system; Transparent financial statements; Currency convertibility; and Stable government. Emerging countries: Characterized by A lack of many of the characteristics of developed countries

Motives for International Expansion

Geographic and industrial diversification Accelerating growth Industry consolidation Utilization of lower raw material and labor costs Leveraging intangible assets Minimizing tax liabilities Avoiding entry barriers Avoiding fluctuating exchange rates Following customers

Common Market Entry Strategies

Mergers & acquisitions (Offer quick access but often expensive, complex, and beset by cultural issues) Greenfield or solo ventures (May offer above average returns but total investment is at risk) Alliances and joint ventures (Allows risk/cost sharing & access to others resources; may facilitate entry; but must share profits and creates potential competitors) Exporting (Cheaper than establishing local operations but still requires local marketing/distribution channels) Licensing (Least profitable and risky entry strategy and lack of control could jeopardize brand or trademark)

Discussion Questions
1. What are the differences between segmented and globally integrated capital markets? How do these distinctions affect prices of financial assets of comparable risk and maturity in various countries? Of the various motives for international expansion, which do you believe is the most common and why? Do you believe that some market entry strategies are more suitable for emerging than for developed countries? Explain your answer.

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Implementing Cross-Border Transactions in Developed Countries

Foreign acquirers of U.S. businesses Acquisition vehicle: Often use C-corporations, LLCs, or partnerships Form of payment: Most often cash Form of acquisition: Share acquisitions generally the simplest Post-merger organization: Centralized organization used to rapidly realize synergies but decentralized operations used where cultural differences significant Tax strategies: Forward triangular merger common for tax-free asset purchases and reverse triangular merger common for share acquisitions (latter provides continuity of interests and business enterprise). Both involve acquirer shares as the form of payment. Forward triangular cash merger common for taxable transactions

Implementing Cross-Border Transactions in Developed Countries Contd.

Acquisitions by U.S. and Non-U.S acquirers of foreign businesses Acquisition vehicle: Corporate-like structures in common law countries; share companies or LLCs in civil law nations Form of payment: Generally cash Form of acquisition: Share acquisitions generally simplest Post-closing organization: Holding company structure if target to be operated as independent unit or integrated with acquirers existing in-country operations Tax strategies: Highly complex and vary with local tax and legal jurisdictions

Implementing Cross-Border Transactions in Emerging Countries

Poses challenges not common to developed countries such as political and economic risks including: Excessive local government regulation; Confiscatory tax policies; Restrictions on cash remittances; Currency inconvertibility; Expropriation of foreign assets; Local corruption; and Civil war and local insurgencies Managing risk through insurance (e.g., OPIC, World Bank), contract options (e.g., puts), and credit default swaps

Valuing Cross-Border Transactions

Methodology similar to that employed when acquirer and target in same country Basic differences between within country and crossborder include the following: Need to convert target cash flow projections into acquirer home country currency Adjusting discount rate for risks uncommon in within country valuations Currency conversions made using the Interest Rate Parity theory if data permit and Purchasing Power Parity theory if interest rate information unavailable.

Interest Rate Parity Theory

$1 x ($/)n = $1 x {(1 + R$n)n/(1 + Rn)n} x ($/)0
Where ($/)n = Forward $ exchange rate n periods into the future ($/)0 = $/Euro spot rate R$n = Interest rate in U.S. Rn = Interest rate in European Union 1 x (/$)n = 1 x {(1 + Rn)n/(1 + R$n)n} x (/$)0 Where (/$)n = Forward Euro exchange rate n periods into the future (/$)0 = Euro/$ spot rate

Converting Euro-Denominated into Dollar-Denominated Free Cash Flows to the Firm Using Interest Rate Parity Theory Targets Euro-Denominated FCFF Cash Flows ( Millions) 2008 124.5 2009 130.7 2010 136.0

Target Countrys Interest Rate (%) U.S. Interest Rate (%) Current Spot Rate ($/) = 1.2044 Projected Spot Rate ($/) =

4.50 4.25
1.2015

4.70 4.35
1.1964

5.30 4.55
1.1788 $160.32

Targets Dollar-Denominated $149.59 $156.37 FCFF Cash Flows ($ Millions) Notes: Calculating the projected spot rate using Interest Rate Parity. ($/)2008 = {(1.0425)/(1.0450)} x 1.2044 = 1.2015 ($/)2009 = {(1.0435)2/(1.0470)2} x 1.2044 = 1.1964 ($/)2010 = {(1.0455)3/(1.0530)3} x 1.2044 = 1.1788

Purchasing Power Parity Theory

($/Peso)n = ((1 + Pus)n/(1 + Pmex)n) x ($/Peso)0 Where ($/Peso)n = Forward $/Peso exchange rate n periods into the future ($/Peso)0 = Spot $/Peso exchange rate Pus = Expected U.S. inflation rate Pmex = Expected Mexican inflation rate (Peso/$)n = ((1 + Pmex)n/(1 + Pus)n) x (Peso/$)0 Where (Peso/$)n = Forward Peso/$ exchange rate n periods into the future (Peso/$)0 = Spot Peso/$ exchange rate

Converting Peso-Denominated Into Dollar Denominated Free Cash Flows to the Firm Using Purchasing Power Parity Theory Targets Peso-Denominated FCFF Cash Flows (Millions of Pesos) Mexican Expected Inflation Rate = 6% U.S. Expected Inflation Rate = 4% Spot Rate ($/Peso) = .0877 Projected Spot Rate ($/Peso) Targets Dollar-Denominated FCFF Cash Flows (Millions of $) 2008 P1,050.5 2009 P1,124.7 2010 P1,202.7

.0860 $90.34

.0844 $94.92

.0828 $99.58

Notes: Calculating the projected spot rate using Purchasing Power Parity. ($/Peso)2008 = {(1.04)/(1.06)} x .0877 = .0860 ($/Peso)2009 = {(1.04)2/(1.06)2} x .0877 = .0844 ($/Peso)2010 = {(1.04)3/(1.06)3} x .0877 = .0828

Estimating Cost of Equity for Developed Countries

Developed countries exhibit little differences in cost of equity because of globally integrated capital markets. Therefore, the Global CAPM can be written as follows: ke,dev = Rf + devfirm,global (Rm Rf) + FSP Where ke,dev = Required return on equity for a firm in a developed country Rf = Local countrys risk-free rate of return if cash flows in local currency or U.S. treasury bond rate if in dollars devfirm,global = Nondiversifiable risk for globally diversified portfolio or well-diversified portfolio highly correlated with the global portfolio (Rm Rf) = Difference in expected return on global market portfolio, U.S. equity index, or broadly defined index in the local country and the Rf FSP = Premium small firms must earn to attract investors

Estimating Cost of Equity for Emerging Countries

ke,em = Rf + emfirm,global (Rcountry Rf) + FSP + CRP where Rf = Local risk free rate or U.S. treasury bond rate converted to a local nominal rate if cash flows are in the local currency; if cash flows in dollars, the U.S. treasury rate = Difference between expected return on a broadly defined equity index in the local country or in a similar country and the risk free rate. = Emerging country firms global beta = Specific country risk premium expressed as difference between the local countrys (or a similar countrys) government bond rate and the U.S. treasury bond rate of the same maturity. = Premium small firms must earn to attract investors

(Rcountry Rf) emfirm,global CRP

FSP

Estimating the Cost of Debt

For developed countries, the targets local or the acquirers home country cost of debt. For emerging countries, the cost of debt (iemfirm) is as follows: iemfirm = Rf + CRP + FRP Where Rf = Risk free rate (see preceding slide.) CRP = Specific country risk premium (see preceding slide) FRP = Firms default risk premium (i.e., additional premium for similar firms rated by credit rating agencies or estimated by comparing interest coverage ratios used by rating agencies to the firms interest coverage ratios to determine how they would rate the firm.)

Evaluating Emerging Country Risk Using Scenario Planning

Risk may be incorporated into the valuation by considering alternative economic scenarios for the emerging country. Projected cash flows for alternative scenarios could reflect different GDP growth rates, inflation rates, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, or alternative political conditions. If risk is included by calculating a weighted average of alternative scenarios, the discount rate should not be adjusted for specific country risk.

Discussion Questions
1. Discuss the primary differences between valuing target firms cash flows in developed versus emerging countries. Be specific. Do you agree or disagree with the many adjustments commonly made to discount rates applied to projected cash flows of target firms in emerging countries? Be specific. In your opinion is it more appropriate to adjust the discount rate for various perceived risks or to introduce risk by utilizing alternative scenarios? Explain your answer.

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Things to Remember
Motives for international expansion vary widely. There are many alternative strategies to M&A for entering foreign markets. Methodology for valuing cross-border transactions is similar to that employed when both acquirer and target firms are within the same country. Basic difference between valuing firms within the same country and those involved in cross-border transactions is that the latter involves converting the targets projected cash flows form one currency to another. Also, the discount rate for firms in emerging nations may be adjusted for risks not normally found in within country transactions. For developed countries whose capital markets are globally integrated, a global beta and a global equity premium should be used to calculate the cost of equity. For emerging nations whose capital markets are segmented, a local beta and equity premium should be used.