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Paper LBO — Step 1 of 10: Set up the deal. BoltCo has $100M of LTM EBITDA. What assumptions do you need for a paper LBO, and what are ours?
Model answer
A paper LBO needs six inputs, all clean enough to do in your head
- entry: 10.0x EV/LTM EBITDA on $100M of EBITDA
- financing: 60% debt / 40% equity
- hold: 5 years, EBITDA grows $10M per…
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