Valuing a Cross-Border Lbo: Bidding on the Yell Group

Posted: 18 Aug 2006

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Mihir A. Desai

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: 2006

Abstract

A team of private equity investors must value the leveraged buyout of a Yellow Pages business that operated in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In the process, they must wrestle with issues of how to conduct cross-border valuations and how to value a stable cash cow business along with a growth business. The case analyzes the economics and incentives of carried interest and compares different valuation methods - Capital Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow.

Suggested Citation

Desai, Mihir A., Valuing a Cross-Border Lbo: Bidding on the Yell Group (2006). HBS Publishing Case No.: 9-204-033 Teaching Note No.: 5-206-038, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=925357

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