You work for a leveraged buyout firm and are evaluating a potential buyout of UnderWater Company. UnderWater's stock price is $ 21 and it has 2.75 million shares outstanding.You believe that if you buy the company and replace its management, its value will increase by 43 %. You are planning on doing a leveraged buyout of Under Water and will offer $ 26.25 per share for control of the company
a. Assuming you get 50 % control, what will happen to the price of non-tendered shares?
b. Given the answer in part (a), will shareholders tender their shares, not tender their shares, or be indifferent?
c. What will your gain from the transaction be?