LBO & Paper LBO
What is an ability-to-pay analysis, and when do bankers use it?
Model answer
Ability-to-pay is a reverse LBO: instead of computing the IRR from a given price, you fix the sponsor's required return (say 20-25% IRR) and the market's leverage constraints, then solve backwards…
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