Date of Case: Spring 2003

Frequently Asked Questions on Merger Case (FAQ)

Beta: I would just like to confirm that you want us to get the betas for the companies from Bloomberg (similar to the first case).

In contrast to the first case, in this case you calculate the betas using the information in your spreadsheet located in the "Returns" worksheet. We discussed in class how to calculate the beta using either the slope command in Excel or the regression function.