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Company X is an established, unquoted company which provides IT advisory services.

The company's results and cashflows are growing steadily and it has few direct competitors due to the very specialised nature of it's business. Dividends are predictable and paid annually.

Company P is looking to buy 30% of company X's equity shares.

Which TWO of the following methods are likely to be considered most suitable valuation methods for valuing company P's investment in Company X?

A company has announced a rights issue of 1 new share for every 4 existing shares. 

Relevant data:

   • The current market price per share is $10.00.

   • Rights are to be issued at a 20% discount to the current price.

   • The rate of return on the new funds raised is expected to be 10%.

   • The rate of return on existing funds is 5%.

What is the yield-adjusted theoretical ex-rights price?

Give your answer to two decimal places.

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An unlisted company wishes to obtain an estimated value for its shares in anticipation of a private sale of a large parcel of shares.

Relevant data for the unlisted company:

   • It has a residual dividend policy. 

   • It has earnings that are highly sensitive to underlying economic conditions.

   • It is a small business in a large industry where there are listed companies but there are none with a similar capital structure. 

The company intends to base valuations on the cost of equity of a proxy company after adjusting for any differences in capital structure where appropriate.

Which of the following methods is likely to give the most accurate equity value for this unlisted company?