HgCapital and the Visma Transaction (A)
Synopsis
This case concerns the negotiations of a deal by HgCapital, a UK-based private equity firm, to buy Visma, ASA, a Norwegian software company. Visma has received an offer from Sage Group, a strategic acquirer. HgCapital must determine if it wants to bid and how to outbid a potential strategic acquirer. The case concerns bidding and negotiations strategies as well as deal structuring issues. In particular, the cross border nature of the investment, a UK firm investing in Norway, leads to a number of financing issues related to raising the debt for the LBO. The case provides an opportunity to role play both the PE fund perspective and the potential target.
- Copyright:
- 2013 HBS
Book Details
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- Publisher:
- Harvard Business Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 2016-08-03T02:53:48Z
- Language:
- English
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- This is a copyrighted book.