The Loewen Group

  1. How was the Loewen Group able to grow explosively for the first half of the 1990s? What were the advantages of debt financing enjoyed by the firm in this phase?
  2. How did Loewen get to the position it found itself in 1999?
  3. Why do you think SCI was willing to offer Loewen such a substantial premium? What incremental cash flows might SCI expect that could explain this premium? – THIS ON NEEDS AN ANSWER
  4. Some might describe Loewen as “financially distressed.” Is this a fair description of its problem? What are the manifestations and apparent costs of this so-called financial distress?
  5. What are Loewen’s alternatives? What would you recommend to John Lacey?

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