LBO & Paper LBO
What is a leveraged buyout?
Model answer
A financial sponsor (PE firm) acquires a company using a large portion of borrowed money, with the target's own assets and cash flows supporting the debt. The goal is to generate equity returns through debt paydown, operational improvement (EBITDA growth) and multiple expansion, then exit in ~3-7 years.
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