Hewlett Packard (HP), a U. S. firm, is considering the purchase of a German IT services firm to boost its service revenues in the Continent. The purchase price is expected to be EUR 1.7 billion. A five- year horizon analysis indicates that stand- alone annual after- tax cash flows of EUR 0.25 billion are subject to synergies of 20 percent, and the after- tax terminal value of EUR 1.4 billion is subject to a synergy of 15 percent. The WACC of the U. S. firm is 9 percent. EURUSD equals 1.10. Assume that interest rates in EUR and USD are 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively (annual compounding). What is the stand- alone value of the German firm.