Private Equity & Exit Opps
In a Sources & Uses table, what is the 'plug,' and what's the quick formula for the sponsor's equity check?
Model answer
Sponsor equity is the plug: sources must equal uses, and after you've counted all the debt tranches, any rollover equity, and any target cash used, whatever remains to fund total uses is the equity…
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