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PPhebean7y ago
Hello sir, In part B answer in bpp it says" private equity investors are likely to be willing to pay a premium for the benefits of control (control premium) - often as much as 30% - 50% of the share price. In this case negotiations may start at a share price of $16.62($11.08*1.5)". How did they arrive at 1.5? Thank you
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor7y ago#1
Multiplying by 1.5 is the same as adding on 50%. There is no special reason for adding on as much as 50% - it is simply important to make the point that private equity investors are likely to pay more for the reason stated above.
PPhebean7y ago#2
Okay. Thank you sir
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor7y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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