JPMorgan Deck
Paper LBO drill: buy a company at 10x EBITDA of $50M, financed 60% debt / 40% equity. In 5 years EBITDA is $70M, you have repaid $100M of debt, and you exit at 10x. What are the multiple of money and rough IRR?
Model answer
Entry: purchase price = 10 x 50 = $500M, funded with $300M debt and $200M equity. Exit: enterprise value = 10 x 70 = $700M; remaining debt = 300 - 100 = $200M; so exit equity = 700 - 200 = $500M.…
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