What is private equity investing? Who participates in it and why? How is Palamon positioned in the industry? How does private equity investing compare with public market investing? What are the similarities and differences between the two? Why is Palamon interested in TeamSystem? Does it fit with Palamon’s investment strategy? How much is 51% of TeamSystem’s common equity worth? Use both a discounted cash flow and a multiple-based valuation to justify your recommendation. What complexities do cross-border deals introduce? What are the specific risks of this deal? What should Louis Elson recommend to his partners? Is it a go or not? If it is a go, what nonprice terms are important? If it’s not a go, what counterproposal would you make?

Suppose that a major city’s main thoroughfare, which is also an interstate highway, will be completely closed to traffic for two years, from january 2014 to december 2015, for reconstruction at a cost of $535 million. if the construction company were to keep the highway open for traffic during construction, the highway reconstruction project would take much longer and be more expensive. suppose that construction would take four years if the highway were kept open, at a total cost of $800 million. the state department of transportation had to make its decision in 2014, one year before the start of construction (so that the first payment was one year away). so the department of transportation had the following choices: (i) close the highway during construction, at an annual cost of $267.5 million per year for two years. (ii) keep the highway open during construction, at an annual cost of $200 million per year for four years. now suppose the interest rate is 80%. calculate the present value of the costs incurred under each plan.