Merger,acquisition And Corporate Restructuring

Structure• Conceptual framework

• Financial framework

• Corporate restructuring

• Accounting for amalgamation

• Tax benefits

• Exercise

CONCEPTIONAL FRAMEWORK

MEANING OF

• MERGERS

• ACQUSITIONS

• AMALAMATIONS

• TAKEOVERS

• ABSORPTIONS

TYPES OF MERGERS

• HORIZONTAL MERGER – SIMILAR LINES OF ACTIVITY

ADVANTAGES• REDUCTION OF COMPETITION• PUTTING AN END TO PRICE CUTTING• ECONOMIES OF SCALE IN PRODUCTION• RESEACH AND DEVELOPMENT• MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT

VERTICAL MERGER –

FIRMS SUPPLYING RAW MATERIALS MERGE WITH FIRM THAT SELLS

ADVANTAGE

• LOWER BUYING COST OF MATERIAL

• LOWER DISTRIBUITION COST

• ASSURED SUPPLIES AND MARKET

• COST ADVANTAGE

CONGLOMERATE MERGER

UNRELATED INDUSTRIES MERGE

PURPOSE

• DIVERSIFICATION OF RISK

• Egs Time warner-(they were into media & movie production) & AOL-(leading american website

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

IT COVERS THREE INTERRELATED

ASPECTS

1.DETERMINING THE FIRM’S VALUE

2.FINANCING TECHNIQUES IN MERGER

3.CAPITAL BUDGETING

DETERMINIG THE FIRMS VALUE

QUANTITATIVE FACTORS – BASED ON1. THE VALUE OF THE ASSETS• BOOK VALUE – OWNERS EQUITY• DEPENDS ON FIXED ASSETS AND WORKING CAPITAL2. APPRAISAL VALUE- INDEPENDENT APPRISAL AGENCIES3. MARKET VALUE – BASED ON STOCK MARKET

QUATATIONS ,BUT CHANCE FOR SPECULATION4. EARNING PER SHARE AND P/E RATIO – IMPACT OF EPS

AFTER MERGER

• THE EARNINGS OF THE FIRM

EXERCISE

COMPANY A• NO. OF SHARES 2

LACS• MARKET VALUE

PER SHARE RS.25• EPS RS.3.125

COMPANY B• NO. OF SHARES 1

LAC• MARKET VALUE

RS.18.75• EPS RS.2.5

CONCLUSIONS

• EXCHANGE AT EPS – NO EFFECT ON EPS AFTER MERGER

• EXCHANGE MORE THAN EPS RATIO – COMPANY WITH LOWER EPS GAINS

• IF LESS THAN EPS RATIO – COMPANY WITH HIGHER EPS BEFORE MERGER GAINS

PRICE EARNING RATIO APPROACH

• MEANING

• COMPUTATION :

P/E RATIO = MP/EPS

• EPS = EAT/NO. OF EQUITY SHARES

• MARKET PRICE = P/E (NO. OF TIMES) * EPS

EXAMPLEPRE MERGER SITUATION

FIRM A FIRM B

EAT 6,25,000 2,50,000

NO. OF SHARES 2,00,000 1,00,000

EPS 3.125 2.5

P/E RATIO(TIMES) 8 7.5

MARKET PRICE PER SHARE(MPS)

25 18.75

TOTAL MARKET VALUE (N*MPS) OR (EAT*P/E RATIO)

50,00,000 18,75,000

POST MERGER SITUATION 1

(BASED ON CURRENT MARKET PRICE

SITUATION 2

EXCHANE RATIO/ SWAP RATIO (ASSUMING)

2.5:3.125=.8 1 : 1

EAT(COMBINED FIRM) 6.25+2.5=8.75 8,75,000

NO. OF SHARES 2.8 lakhs 2,00,000+1,00,000=3,00,000

EPS 8.75/2.8=3.125 8,75,000/3,00,000=2.91/

P/E RATIO

(ASSUMED TO BE THE SAME)

8 7.5

MPS 3.125*8=25 21.825

TOTAL MARKET VALUE 70,00,000 65,47,500

CONCLUSION

• IF SHARES ARE EXCHANGED BASED ON CURRENT MARKET PRICE PER SHARE , POST MARKET PRICE SHARE INCREASED AT HIGHER RATE THAN EXCHANGED BELOW THIS RATIO

• MARKET VALUE AFTER MERGER = MARKET VALUE BEFORE MERGER = 68,75,000

• NET GAIN = 15,00,000? IF EXCHANGE RATIO IS 2.5:1 WHO GAINS

WHO LOSES? IF EXCHANGE RATIO IS 1:1 WHO GAINS

WHO LOSES? HOW TO CALCULATE TOLERABLE SHARE

EXCHANGE RATIO

DETERMINATION OF TOLERABLE SHARE EXCHANGE RATIO

TOTAL MV

LESS: MINIMUM TO BE GIVEN TO B

75,00,000

10,00,000

NET BENEFIT TO A 65,00,000

NO. OF SHARES OF A TO A CO. SHARE HOLDERS

1,00,000

DESIRED POST MERGER MPS 65 PER SHARE

NO. OF EQUTY SHARES TO BE ISSUED BASED ON DESIRED MARKET PRICE

10,00,000/65 = 15,385 SHARES

TOLERANCE SHARE EXCHANGE RATIO

50,000/15385 = 3.25 SHARES OF FIRM B, 1 SHARE IN FIRM A

1:3.25

CONCLUSION

• FIRM WITH HIGHER P/E RATIO CAN ACQUIRE FIRM WITH LOWER P/E RATIO WHICH WILL INVARIABLY INCREASES MARKET VALUE AFTER MERGER

CAPITAL BUDGETING

• THE TARGET FIRM SHOULD BE VALUED BASED ON PV OF INCREMENTAL CASH INFLOWS

CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING

• FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING

• RESTRUCTURING SCHEMES : INTENAL AND EXTERNAL RESTRUCTURING

• DEMERGERS

• BUYOUTS

ACCOUNTING FOR AMALGAMATION

• POOLING INTEREST METHOD

CONDITIONS AS PER AS 14:

1. ALL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF TRANSFEROR CO. TO BE THE ASSETS OF THE TRANSFREE CO.

2. AT LEAST 90% OF F.V OF EQUITY SHARE HOLDERS SHOULD BE SHAREHOLDERS OF NEW CO.

3. PURCHACE CONSIDERATION TO BE SETTLED BY THE NEW CO.

4. THE BUSINESS OF NEW CO. SHOULD CONTINUE

5. NO ADJUSTMENT IS INTENDED TO BE MADE TO BOOK VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF TRANSFEROR CO.

OTHER ACCOUNTING TREATMENTS

1. CROSS HOLDINGS OF SHARES TO BE CANCELLED SUBSIQUENT TO MERGER

2. INTER CO. TRANSACTIONS LIKE DEBTORS AND CREDITORS – SALE OF GOODS FROM ONE CO. TO ANOTHER

3. SALES TAX PAID ALREADY CAN NOT BE RECOVERED

INCOME TAX RELATED ISSUES FOR

AMALGAMATIONCONDITIONS OF AMALGAMATION UNDER INCOME TAX ACT SEC 2

(1B)1. ALL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF TRANSFEROR CO. TO BE THE

ASSETS OF THE TRANSFREE CO.2. SHARE HOLDERS HOLDING NOT LESS THAN 3/4TH IN VALUE OF

SHARES OTHER THAN SHARES ALREADY HELD SHOULD BECOME SHARE HOLDERS OF AMALGAMATED COMPANY

EX. NO. OF SHARES OF Altd CO. 1,00,000 NO. OF SHARES HELD BY Bltd IN Altd IS 20,000 NOMINAL VALUE OF SHARE IS RS.10 ASSUME Altd MERGE WITH Bltd THEN 75% OF 1,00,000- 20,000 =

60,000 TO BE THE SHARE HOLDES OF B CO.NOTE:SHARE HOLDERS MAY BE EQUITY OR PREFERNCE SHARE

HOLDERS

OTHER CONDITIONS

• THE AMALGAMATED CO. IS AN INDIAN CO.

EXCEPTION

1. IF SHARES OF INDIAN CO.HELD BY FOREIGN BEFORE MERGER AND SUCH FOREIGN CO. TAKEN OVER BY ANOTHER FOREIGN CO.

2. ATLEAST 25% OF THE FOREIGN CO. (BEFORE MERGER) TO BE SHARE HOLDERS OF THE NEW FOREIGN CO.

? WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO THE AMALGAMATED CO. AMALGAMATING CO.(OLD CO.)

• NO CAPITAL GAIN ON TRANSFER ON CAPITAL ASSETS BY THE TRANSFEROR CO. UNDER SEC 47(VI) OF I.T ACT

? CAN NEW CO. CARRY FORWAD AND SET OF LOSS AND DEPRECIATION

SEC 72 A TO BE FULFILLED1. ACCUMULATED LOSSES REMAIN UNABSORBED FOR 3 OR MORE

YEARS2. 75% OF BOOK VALUE TO BE HELD ATLEAST FOR 2 YEARS

BEFORE AMALGAMATION3. THE AMALGAMATED CO. CONTINUES TO HOLD 3/4TH OF BOOK

VALUE ATLEAST FOR 5 YEARS4. NEW CO. SHOULD CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS5. NEW CO. SHOULD ACHIEVE ATLEAST 50%OF INSTALLED

CAPACITY BEFORE END OF 5 YEARS AND SHOULD CONTINUE FOR 5 YEARS

6. THE NEW AMALGAMATED CO. SHOULD FURNISH TO ASSESSING OFFICER ABOUT PARTICULARS OF PRODUCTION

BENEFIT

• THIS SCHEME IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO BANKING INSTITUTIONS

?TATA VOLTAS & KELVINATOR HYDERABAD DIVISION vs. CBDT

EXAMPLE

A LTD AMALGAMATES WITH B LTD AS ON 2007

PARTICULARS DOES NOT SATISFY SEC 2(1B) & 72 A

SATISFIES 2(1B) BUT DOES NOT SATISFY 72 A

SATISFIES BOTH 2(1B) & 72 A

A MERGES WITH B (A GOES OUT)

NO BENEFIT TO A & B

DOES NOT ATTRACT CAPITAL GAIN FOR A BUT NO GAIN FOR B

NO CAPITAL GAIN TAX & ACCUMULATED LOSSES & UNABSORBED DEPERICIATION CAN BE CARRIED FORWARD

? If b merges with a & b goes out of market who gains under above 3 situations

? If a&b merge with c what are the tax implication under above situations

Assume b is a loss making co.& Have accumulated losses & unabsorbed depreciation

? If c is not an Indian co.

OTHER TAX BENEFITS

1. Expenditure on amalgamation or de-merger – allowed under sec 35DD both revenue and capital expenditure allowed

2. Expenditure on scientific research can be carried forward

3. Expenditure on acquisition of patent rights copyrights – depreciation can be provided

4. Expenditure for obtaining license for tele-communication service can be written off

5. Preliminary expenses

6. Capital expenditure on family planning

7. Bad debts are allowed

Tax Concession To Share Holders Of Amalgamating Co.

• No capital gain tax provided new co. Is a Indian co.& Shareholders are acquired everything in shares

EXERCISE

PARTICULARS CO. A CO. B

EAT 1,40,000 37,500

NO. OF SHARES 20,000 7,500

EPS 7 5

MARKET PRICE 70 40

P/E RATIO 10 8

• Co. A is acquiring co. B Exchanging one share for every 1.5 shares of B ltd & p/e ratio will continue even after merger

? Are they better or worse of than they were before in merger

? Determine the range of minimum & maximum ratio between the two firms

? A is an Indian co. ? A is a foreign co.? A merges with T & formed a new co. AT ltd? What are the tax planning required before & after

merger