LBO & Paper LBO
At a high level, what makes a company a good LBO candidate?
Model answer
An ideal LBO target has
- strong, stable, and predictable free cash flow to service and pay down debt
- a low/under-levered starting capital structure with debt capacity
- a defensible…
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