Book-building Debt Private Equity 
Francine Way
JULY 17, 2017
This current post about Leveraged Buy Out (LBO) is about a valuation method used by a very specific type of financial acquirer: private equity (PE) firms. The major steps of LBO are: Building the Sources and Uses tables. Building a proforma balance sheet. Building the go-forward 3-statement model.
The Deal
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
In his time at Bain, a Boston-based private equity sponsor, he had seen the evolution of multistrategy credit businesses at sponsors, and he believed there was an opportunity to provide outside counsel on credit deals, which often evolve quickly. I live my life as an open book,” he said. “If
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How2Exit
MAY 2, 2023
The impact of higher interest rates is felt in the form of debt servicing ratios. This is the amount of debt that a business can take on in order to finance an acquisition. When interest rates increase, banks are less likely to provide financing as the debt servicing ratio becomes more difficult to meet.
Mergers and Inquisitions
MAY 10, 2023
The basic difference is that the international bulge bracket banks tend to be stronger in M&A advisory and weaker in equity and debt capital markets. The deal types span a wide range, but equity and debt deals are more common than M&A since many companies in emerging markets are in “growth mode.” 7,200 | U.K.:
Focus Investment Banking
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Lower margins, in many cases, make these businesses unattractive to all but a small handful of financial investors like private equity groups, who look to invest, build a company up and then often sell to a larger private equity group. The debt in an ESOP is very, very difficult to restructure,” says Beard. “In
Mergers and Inquisitions
MAY 14, 2025
Infrastructure Investment Banking Definition: In infrastructure investment banking, bankers advise companies in the data center, renewables, transportation, utilities, and energy storage/transportation markets on equity and debt issuances, asset deals, and mergers and acquisitions.
IBG
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
That is especially true when the buyer is a private equity group or other type of “financial” buyer, which is the case in seven out of 10 deals that we have closed over the last several years. Strengthen your ratios: working capital, debt-to-equity, “quick,” price-to-earnings, return on equity, etc.
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