LBO & Paper LBO
What are the main ways buy-and-build (roll-up) strategies go wrong, from a returns and credit perspective?
Model answer
Key failure modes
- integration risk — synergies missed, systems and cultures never merge, management bandwidth exhausted as add-on count grows
- adjusted-EBITDA inflation — covenant EBITDA…
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