Case Name :      The Maple Acquisition of the TMX Group Inc.

Authors :           Michael R King, Amir Barnea, Feroz Qayyum

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            W13465

Discipline :        Finance

Case Length :    16 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

In mid-March 2011, the vice-chairman of National Bank Financial had to decide what price to recommend to his Maple consortium partners for the TMX Group Inc. (TMX). The TMX was the owner and operator of Canada’s leading cash and derivatives exchanges. The vice-chairman was leading a consortium of Canadian banks that was planning an unsolicited bid in response to merger talks between the TMX and the London Stock Exchange Group. The case allows for a discussion of mergers and acquisitions and the factors behind merger waves, the mechanics of a hostile bid for a publicly listed company, the changing landscape for stock and derivative exchanges, the valuation of a target company, and the distinction between strategic and financial buyers.