Macabacus Simple LBO Mode

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This model presents a hypothetical LBO of a hypothetical company. Any similarity between the financial
metrics of this company and actual companies is purely coincidental.
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Dashboard

Summary Credit Statistics

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow Statement

Working Capital Assumptions

Equity Investments

Debt Schedule

Interest Rates & Summary

Amortization of Capitalized Financing Costs

Depreciation of Fixed Assets

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Tax Schedules

Shares Outstanding

Financing Scenarios & Drivers

Transaction Balance Sheet

Returns Analysis

The Macabacus Simple LBO Model excludes the several features present in the Macabacus Comp
No original issue discounts (OID)
No payment-in-kind (PIK)
Assumes no NOLs, either at LBO or going forward
No discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis
No weighted average cost of capital (WACC) calculation
Simplified timing; no ability to select the transaction close date
Transaction closes at calendar year-end, and fiscal years are aligned with calendar years
Assumes no existing purchase accounting-related intangibles to be written of
No cash earnings or accretion/dilution
No prepayment premiums/penalties
No cost savings
Single operating case
No sponsor management fee

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