An entrepreneur (E) and a VC make a deal whereby E receives 50.05% (ie, control)
ID: 2805164 • Letter: A
Question
An entrepreneur (E) and a VC make a deal whereby E receives 50.05% (ie, control) of an SU (startup) and VC receives 49.95%. VC pays E $1.5M for the original transaction. Various deal structures between E and VC were considered. Shortly after this original transaction, another VC, VC2, makes a bid to buy SU. Two different TV (transaction values) are considered, $2M and $5M 2. a. What are the payouts to E and VC for these two TV for each of the deal structures. Provide an overview of the payouts of both E and VC for each of these two TV's and each of the six deal structures. b.Explanation / Answer
2)a)For the first deal,
Payout to E=50.05% of $2 mn=$1001000
Payout to VC=49.95% of $2mn=$999000
For the second deal,
Payout to E=50.05% of $5mn=$2502500
Payout to VC=49.95% of $5mn=$2497500.
Thank you.