Legal and fundamental cases analysis in a legal dispute and post-merger pricing strategy discussion

Ron Nussbaum from Maverick Value, joins the podcast to discuss the Capri Holdings Limited / Tapestry ($CPRI / $TPR) acquisition agreement.

You can follow Ron Nussbaum @MaverickValue on Twitter/X here: https://x.com/MaverickValue

Chapters:

[0:00] Introduction + Episode sponsor: Ycharts

[2:05] Overview of Capri / Tapestry acquisition and why FTC suing to block the combination

[6:01] Capri fundamental value even if deal doesn't go through

[11:46] FTC's case

[20:06] FTC's raised pricing issue

[25:15] Tapestry's response and defining the market / employee side of the antitrust argument

[33:01] Why were all five Commissioners (3 dems, 2 repubs) voting to sue (and not voting on party lines)

[36:00] Industry uniqueness

[40:09] Thoughts on the case's judge

[44:14] Industry commentary

[46:32] Recut

[48:07] Room for settlement possible?

[49:02] Deal breaks tomorrow, whats the possible downside / market odds for both deal going through and downside (not going through)

[55:39] Biggest discrepancy between Ron's view on the case and the market's view on the case

[58:31] HotDocs

[1:01:15] Final thoughts / timeline on the case

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