Mini LBO Underwrite
You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…
1. Year-by-Year Financial Projections (FY2026–FY2030) FY 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Revenue $972m (+8%) $1,039m (+7%) $1,099m (+6%) $1,154m (+5%) $1,212m (+5%) EBITDA $136m (14.0%) $156m (15.0%) $176m (16.0%) $190m (16.5%) $206m (17.0%) Cash Int (Term Loan) $43.2m $42.5m $41.8m $41.1m $40.4m Cash Int (Mezz) $21.6m $22.3m…Read the full answer
We need to build a simplified year-by-year table FY2026-FY2030. First, compute initial purchase price: EBITDA FY2025 = $120m. Purchase price = 12.0x EBITDA = 12 * 120 = $1,440m (enterprise value). Transaction fees = 2.0% of EV = 0.02 * 1440 = $28.8m, paid at close from equity. Total leverage at close = 5.5x EBITDA.Read the full answer