Private Equity & Exit Opps
Two deals both return exactly 2.0x MOIC — one in 3 years, one in 7. Compare the IRRs and explain what this tells you about the two metrics.
Model answer
Same MOIC, wildly different IRRs: 2.0x in 3 years = 2^(1/3) − 1 ≈ 26% IRR; 2.0x in 7 years = 2^(1/7) − 1 ≈ 10.5%. The first clears any PE hurdle comfortably; the second underperforms most funds'…
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