Mergers and Other Corporate Reogranisations, Assignment, HBS, Singapore

Flagstar Companies Case: Questions

1. What kind of restructuring makes sense for Flagstar? Consider a workout (i.e. a restructuring out-of-court), pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy and Chapter 11 (without pre-pack). What kinds of companies make the best candidates for a pre-pack?

2. What do you think of DLJ’s and Jefferies’ competing valuation analyses?

3. Do you see any merit in the junior creditors’ other objections to the debtor’s plan of reorganisation (subordination agreement, senior management’s compensation, legal releases)?

4. As the debtor or senior subordinated debt, what tactics and negotiating strategies would you recommend for dealing with the junior sub debt?