The excess of the amount offered in an acquisition over the prior stock price of the acquired firm is the:
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Question 5 A company that has equity value of 75 billion dollars is proposing an acquisition of a competitor in the same industry whose equity is worth 41 billion dollars. The synergies associated with the merger have been estimated to be equal to 9 billion dollars. Suppose that the acquirer has 4 billion shares outstanding, and the target has 5 billion shares outstanding. Assume that the acquirer is paying 50 billion for the equity of the target and that the acquirer stock price will stay at 18.75 dollars a share. What should be the exchange ratio for this merger in a stock deal?
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