What is an LBO?
In a leveraged buyout,
1) PE firm acquires a company using D + E
2) Operates it for a several years with operating improvements
3) sells it at the end of the period to realize a return on that investment
Walk me through the mechanics of an LBO model.
1) Assumptions
2) S...
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What is an LBO? - answer In a leveraged buyout,
1) PE firm acquires a company using D + E
2) Operates it for a several years with operating improvements
3) sells it at the end of the period to realize a return on that investment
Walk me through the mechanics of an LBO model. - answer 1) Assumptions
2) S&U
3) Adjust Balance Sheet - Debt and Equity - Goodwill
4) Project 3 statements
5) Project FCF
6) Debt and Interest Schedule
7) Exit Calc (MOic and IRR)
8) Sensitivity Tables
How do you assess credit risk? - answer Leverage Ratios (never exceed 4x)
(debt / equity - under 2x)
Interest-coverage ratios (greater than 1 - maintenance - above 3x)
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
Look at the industry, growth.
What are the different types of PE firms? - answer 1) (EARLY STAGE) VC (5-10% - preferred
equity or warrants)
What makes a good LBO investment candidate? - answer (S) Stable Cash FLows
(A) assets
(M) Margins
(C) Low CapEx
(L) Low - Risk
(U) Undervalued
(B) Badass Management
What are the different ways to find the valuation of a company? - answer (1) Precedent Tran.
(2) Public Comps
(3) DCF
(4) LBO
(5) NAV
(6) SOTP
How would you spend a million dollars if it were given to you? - answer pay off my parents
mortgage and buy land in Charlotte (32% CAGR, managed correctly all you ever put in is the
downpayment)
median home value of 300,000 20% to avoid pmi you could invest in 12 places with enough
float to weather if you couldn't find renters
Company A has a potential IRR of 23% and Company B has a potential IRR of 30%. What 2
questions would you ask before you decide which one to invest in? - answer 1) How Large of an
investment?
2) What industry to they operate in?
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