Buying a Publicly-held Company 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Edubirdie

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Buying a Publiclyheld Company • • • Public company M&A transactions The process by which a public company (pc) transaction gets done. PCs have institutional investors, regular scrutiny, and media attention. (Different from private M&A). PC: the threat of litigation is very palpable. Increased transparency of PC. There are many constituents waiting to be critical of you. • • Perhaps contact Board of Directors. Counsel should gather more information about a possible acquisition deal. • • • • • • • • • • You have two corporations, A and B. Usually there is a mating dance between A and B. B should talk to non-executive Director You don’t’ want to go formal, until you are much further along the process. Be low key! Confidentiality agreements (imperfect world) Remember: there is no exclusivity. You are not required to disclose IP, sensitive information, customer lists, etc. Need ways to protect underbidding. Standstill provision: if we are going to talk to you guys, “you won’t buy more than 1-2% of securities.” “I will call you Æ you won’t’ call me.” (Usually 12-24 months). You will not engage in conversations with other bidders. The confidentiality agreement does not obligate you. Being Board chairmen requires common sense. Has the issue advanced enough to warrant issue of the entire Board? Board of Directors is concerned about process. The Board of Directors needs to show that they fulfilled their duty of care. The best CEOS reach out to their Board. Never hide. Best CEOS have lots of meetings. CEOS can’t see their Board as a rubberstamp. A CEO needs to ask lots of questions. Duty of care Duty of law In public company, the dynamic of management and the Board is becoming more hands-on. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • If you sell shares, capital gains (one level of taxes) Threshold for taxes: 40%. 50% if conservative. Then the entire thing is taxed. If 40% is in stock, then its taxable, only to the extent of cash received. I bankers do the negotiating (economic and social terms) Always maximize value of the shareholders. How do you know if the price is the best? If a 3rd bidder comes in, the I banker shouldn’t say anything specific. After 45 days, look at intrinsic value of the company. It doesn’t matter if the stock value goes up. Is there a legal obligation to solicit other bids? A. B. C. D. E. You can take pre-emptive offer. Check to see if that’s good. Identify the likely bidders. Conduct a full scale evaluation. Put out an option, that we are taking Investment Bank A. * Market check: looking around for better offers. * Ring fence: keep the person out, because of conflict of interests.

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