Paper LBO
The 5-minute paper LBO every PE firm asks. Video walkthrough included — learn to nail this without touching Excel.
Real case studies and models built the way top PE and PC funds actually build them — with prompts, templates, answer keys, and best-practice guides.
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The 5-minute paper LBO every PE firm asks. Video walkthrough included — learn to nail this without touching Excel.
The cleanest starting point. A straightforward 5-year LBO covering sources & uses, debt paydown, and exit multiple math.
The real-world LBO template. Full balance sheet build, acquisition accounting, and multi-tranche capital structure.
Model a deal where management gets paid based on post-close performance. Learn to flex EBITDA triggers and equity dilution.
Model a mid-hold refi that pulls equity out via incremental debt. Returns get juiced, cash gets tighter.
Senior + subordinated + mezz + PIK. Build a full debt waterfall and see how the cap stack reshapes IRR math.
Route excess cash directly back to the sponsor during the hold. Model the IRR impact vs. pure exit-driven returns.
Options pool, treasury method dilution, and management rollover. How equity gets carved up at entry and exit.
The full MFPE case study template--multiple add-on scenarios modeled simultaneously.
Start here for private credit. A clean term loan return calc — principal, OID, fees, and the path to a 15% IRR.
The standard unitranche template. Spread pricing, OID math, call protection, and target yield walkthrough.
What EBITDA decline breaks the deal? Solve for the breakeven point where covenants trip and recovery flips negative.
Full downside case: liquidation waterfall, recovery analysis by tranche, and the yield-to-worst the underwriter actually cares about.
Evaluate a recap request as the incumbent lender. Leverage at close, pro forma leverage, and the 'do we fund it' call.
The lender's view. Full covenant modeling, cash sweep mechanics, and downside stress testing from the PC seat.