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LBO Flashcards

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What is a leveraged buyout (LBO)?

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Explain the basic concept of an LBO to me using a real-life example?

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What is the intuition underlying the usage of debt in an LBO?

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What is the typical capital structure prevalent in LBO transactions?

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What are the main levers in an LBO that drive returns?

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What attributes make a business an ideal LBO candidate?

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What types of industries attract more deal flow from financial buyers?

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What would be the ideal types of products/services of a potential LBO target?

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What is the relationship between debt and purchase price?

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How is the maximum leverage used in an LBO typically determined?

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Why might a private equity firm not raise leverage to the maximum leverage, even if it had the option to do so?

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What determines a company’s debt capacity?

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In the context of an LBO, what is the “tax shield”?

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Since senior debt is cheaper, why don’t financial sponsors fund the entire debt portion of the capital structure with senior debt?

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How do financial sponsors exit their investments?

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What is the one caveat of an IPO exit?

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What is a secondary buyout?

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What is a dividend recapitalization?

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How might operating a highly levered company differ from operating a company with minimal or no debt?

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How can a private equity firm increase the probability of achieving multiple expansion during the sale process?

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Why is multiple expansion viewed as a less-than-ideal lever for value creation?

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Can you name a scenario when multiple contraction is common?

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What are some risks you would look out for when assessing potential investment opportunities?

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If you had to pick, would you rather invest in a company that sells B2C or B2B?

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Imagine that you’re performing diligence on the CIM of a potential LBO investment. Which questions would you attempt to answer?

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What is a management buyout (MBO)?

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What is roll-over equity and why do private equity firms perceive it as a positive sign?

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When might a PE firm prefer to use term loans rather than subordinated notes in an LBO?

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Would a PE firm prefer high growth or stability in revenue?

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Why might a higher average selling price (ASP) or average order value (AOV) not always be better?

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Can a highly capital-intensive industry be appealing to PE investors?

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32
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When might customer concentration be considered being at a manageable level?

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33
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Explain the strategic rationale behind add-on acquisitions and how it creates value.

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34
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How can value be created during a consolidation play?

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35
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What does “multiple arbitrage” in a roll-up acquisition scenario imply?

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36
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A private equity firm has tripled its initial investment in five years, estimate the IRR.

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How many years would it take to double a $100,000 investment at a 9% annual return?

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38
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If an LBO target had no existing debt on its closing balance sheet, would this increase the returns to the financial buyer?

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Where do financial sponsors typically get their capital?

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40
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In the private markets, what does “dry powder” mean?

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41
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What is proprietary deal sourcing and how does it compare to intermediated deals?

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42
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From a limited partner’s perspective, what are the advantages/disadvantages of the private equity asset class?

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43
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Explain the “2 and 20” compensation structure in private equity.

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What is the distribution waterfall schedule in private equity?

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In the distribution waterfall in private equity, what is the catch-up clause?

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46
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What is a clawback provision?

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47
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What is the difference between a recapitalization and an LBO?

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48
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Why do some portfolio companies pay sponsor consulting fees?

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49
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What is the impact of the 2017 tax reform on the private equity industry?

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50
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For private equity funds, the limited partnership is called a “blind pool.” What does this mean?

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51
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In private equity, what is a capital call?

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52
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Walk me through the mechanics of building an LBO model.

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53
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What is the purpose of the “Sources and Uses” section of an LBO model?

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54
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How would you measure the credit health of a pre-LBO target company?

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55
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Why is LBO analysis used a floor valuation when analyzing company value using several valuation methodologies?

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56
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When analyzing the viability of undertaking an LBO, how do private equity firms estimate the company’s value in the exit year?

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57
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If you had to choose two variables to sensitize in an LBO model, which ones would you pick?

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58
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What are the capex and net working capital considerations for a private equity firm looking at a potential investment?

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59
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If management decides to rollover equity, how would you calculate their new ownership stake and proceeds received at exit?

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60
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What are the two most common return metrics used by private equity firms?

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61
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If you’re given the multiple of money (MoM) of an investment and the number of years the investment was held, what is the formula to calculate the internal rate of return (IRR)?

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What levers have a positive/negative impact on the IRR of an investment?

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63
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When measuring returns, why is it necessary to look at both the IRR and the MoM?

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Tell me how you would calculate IRR in Excel.

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65
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What is the difference between gross IRR and net IRR in private equity?

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66
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Tell me about the J-curve in private equity returns.

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67
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If a business that underwent an LBO has been operating as intended, why does the private equity firm not hold on to the investment for a longer duration (eg. 5-10 years)?

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In the situation when a private equity firm has the option to exit within a 1 to 2-year time frame, why might the firm be reluctant to proceed with the sale?

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69
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How would you calculate the levered free cash flow yield for a private equity investment, and when would it be used?

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70
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If we had not deducted interest and the mandatory debt amortization in calculating free cash flow above, what metric would we be measuring?

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71
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How does the accounting treatment of financing fees differ from transactions fees in an LBO?

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72
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If an acquirer writes-up the value of intangible assets of a target, how are goodwill and amortization impacted?

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What does a cash sweep refer to in LBO modeling?

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What is the purpose of the minimum cash balance in an LBO model?

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