LBO & Paper LBOMedium

How do you size the equity check in a paper LBO's sources & uses, and what's commonly left out for simplicity?

Model answer

Uses = purchase enterprise value (+ transaction fees + financing fees + minimum cash, in a full model). Sources = new debt raised + sponsor equity (plug). So sponsor equity = total uses - debt. In a…

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