You manufacture 50 skis a day that are all sold to a retail store. Your capacity to produce skis is 60 skis per day. You produce skis seven days a week. You have received an additional order to supply a second retail store with 320 skis one month from today. Based on your current responsibility to the first retail store, can you satisfy this second sales order knowing the capacity of your manufacturing business?

What is private equity investing? who participates in it and why? how is palamon positioned in the industry? how does private equity investing compare with public market investing? what are the similarities and differences between the two? why is palamon interested in teamsystem? does it fit with palamon’s investment strategy? how much is 51% of teamsystem’s common equity worth? use both a discounted cash flow and a multiple-based valuation to justify your recommendation. what complexities do cross-border deals introduce? what are the specific risks of this deal? what should louis elson recommend to his partners? is it a go or not? if it is a go, what nonprice terms are important? if it’s not a go, what counterproposal would you make?