Calculators

Shared-office burn

10 September 2019

If WeWork goes public, its valuation could be less than half the headline $47 billion at its last funding round. But if it doesn't, it could run out of cash by 2023. A Breakingviews calculator shows how the numbers stack up.

Refinitiv’s unequal exchange

1 August 2019

As the London Stock Exchange reveals plans to merge with data provider Refinitiv, run the numbers to see which of the target’s backers, Blackstone and Breakingviews parent Thomson Reuters, comes off best.

Naspers’ double discount

15 July 2019

The South African group is spinning off its stake in China’s Tencent into an Amsterdam-listed subsidiary. Will this narrow the persistent valuation gap between the two?

Offloading Univision

9 July 2019

The Spanish-language broadcaster is up for sale. Will the buyers in the stretched 2007 leveraged buyout even recoup their original $4 bln investment?

What’s under Renault’s hood?

13 June 2019

Appraise the French carmaker's parts to decide whether Fiat Chrysler's merger offer was stingy or fair.

The battle for Anadarko: run the numbers

1 May 2019

Weigh up Occidental and Chevron’s competing cash and stock offers to adjust for the bidder’s underlying value, and how much value they can create.

Picking the next Bank of England chief

24 April 2019

The hunt is on for a replacement for Governor Mark Carney, who leaves in early 2020. Breakingviews’ interactive yardstick helps sift through the runners and riders.

Aramco is just not big enough

2 April 2019

The Saudi oil producing giant is hyper-efficient, but it still doesn’t warrant the $2 trillion value envisaged by the kingdom’s crown prince.

How low can private equity returns go?

19 December 2018

Buyout shops target a 15 percent return, but 5 percent could be the new normal. Here's how a five-year deal could measure up.

How could a Tesla buyout pay off for investors?

15 August 2018

They might want to double their money in five years after taking the $60 bln electric-car maker private. Run the numbers with Breakingviews' new calculator to see what Elon Musk's company would have to achieve to make that happen.