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LBO Modeling
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LBO Modeling

The LBO Modeling program included in the Premium Package is now available as a stand-alone course. Designed for investment banking and private equity professionals who want to take their LBO modeling skills to the next level.

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Course Objective

At completion, trainees will have developed a a comprehensive LBO model and gained the confidence to ace the finance interview.

Leveraged buyout (LBO) modeling is used widely by investment banks and private equity firms and is often part of a finance interview. In this course, you will learn how to build a real, complex LBO model from scratch. You will start by learning about basic LBO concepts, typical deal structures, and current industry dynamics. You will then build a full LBO model from scratch with stock vs asset sale toggles, multiple tranches of debt, PIK toggles, and sophisticated deferred tax and depreciation schedules. The course concludes with advanced topics such as purchase price allocation and deferred taxes in acquisitions.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how an LBO / Recapitalization works given today’s benchmarks and credit environment
  • Develop an “industrial strength” LBO model driven off a fully integrated 3 statement model
  • Integrate switches for LBO vs. Recap accounting treatment
  • Toggle between tax and valuation implications of asset deals, (338(h)(10) election, and stock sale
  • Learn best practices for modeling Senior, Revolver, Sub, Mezzanine and Preferred stock
  • Add a PIK toggle to various debt tranches
  • Integrate cash sweep functionality into term loan debt tranches
  • Build the Sources & Uses (S&U) schedule – the correct way
  • Analyze & sensitize IRRs for sponsors, management, preferreds, and mezzanine
  • Modeling complex accounting adjustments including deferred taxes, fair value write ups, and goodwill
  • Attach a DCF valuation to your LBO
  • Use as a reference to get ahead on the job and in your career
  • Gain the confidence to ace your private equity interviews

Wall Street Prep's LBO Modeling course is used at top financial institutions and business schools.

Course Samples

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Reviewing Our LBO Model
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Distribution Waterfall Exercise
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Adding a DCF Analysis to the LBO Model

Course Highlights


  • Step-By-Step Modeling Video Instruction

    Wall Street Prep's LBO Modeling Self Study Program teaches students how to build, analyze, and interpret LBO models and transactions in a step-by-step fashion using videos, readings, ready-to-use LBO models and exercises using a real case study.


  • Real World "On the Job" Investment Banking Training

    The Advanced LBO Modeling Program bridges the gap between academics and the real world to equip students with the practical financial skill set that they will need in private equity and leveraged finance. Students learn LBO modeling in Excel from scratch using intuitive, step-by-step instruction and model templates the way it is actually performed in private equity. The program utilizes a case study format, as students follow their tutorial guide alongside the Excel model templates, and are directed to the appropriate external documents (SEC filings, research reports, etc.) in order to build complex LBO model the way they would on the job.


  • Support Center

    Upon enrollment, students gain 24-month free access to Wall Street Prep's Online Support Center, where they receive answers to questions, free downloads, and important updates.


  • Macabacus Excel Plugin

    Free access to Macabacus, all-in-one suite of time-saving tools designed for people who build financial models in Excel. Use keyboard shortcuts for common number formats, to cycle rapidly through different font and color schemes and to navigate a formula's inputs across worksheets and workbooks. Easily understand long formulas with the powerful ‘Precedents’ and ‘Dependents’ Tool, and much more. This 6-month free access is for the full version of Macabacus that also includes essential tools for Powerpoint and Word!

Prerequisites

Those who enroll should have an introductory knowledge of accounting (e.g. interaction of balance sheet, cash flow, and income statement) and proficiency in Excel. Students with no prior background in Accounting should enroll in the Accounting Crash Course. Students with limited experience using Excel should enroll in the Excel Crash Course.

Course Syllabus

Chapter 1: LBO Basics
1 Welcome 0:48
2 Introduction to LBOs 7:25
3 Working Through the Dell LBO on a Cocktail Napkin, Part 1 8:07
4 Working Through the Dell LBO on a Cocktail Napkin, Part 2 5:42
5 What makes a good LBO? 4:26
6 Current LBO Environment, Part 1 7:51
7 Current LBO Environment, Part 2 9:10
8 Current LBO Environment, Part 3 6:55
9 Tax savings in LBOs 3:37
10 Tax Reform Impact, Part 1 3:51
11 Tax Reform Impact, Part 2 4:45
12 LBO Capital Structure - Equity 4:02
13 LBO Capital Structure - Debt 7:04
14 Term Loans & the Revolver, Part 1 6:43
15 Term Loans & the Revolver, Part 2 7:16
16 Bonds 5:28
17 Covenants 4:25
18 Mezzanine Financing & Bridge Loans 3:39
19 Extended Dell LBO on a Cocktail Napkin, Part 1 2:46
20 Expanded Dell LBO on a Cocktail Napkin, Part 2 6:07
Chapter 2: The Structure of PE Firms & Investor Dynamics
21 Dry Powder 2:38
22 How PE Funds Work 7:12
23 GP vs. LP Dynamics 5:15
24 Tax Reform Impact on the Structure of PE, Part 1 5:11
25 Tax Reform Impact on the Structure of PE, Part 2 4:42
26 Whole-Fund vs. Deal-by-deal Distribution Model 2:34
27 Distribution Waterfall Exercise, Part 1 10:12
28 Distribution Waterfall Exercise, Part 2 3:41
Chapter 3: Modeling a Real LBO
29 Case Study Introduction: The Leveraged Buyout of BMC 5:25
30 General Inputs 5:53
31 Initial Valuation: Offer Price vs. Enterprise Value 10:00
32 Diluted Shares, Part 1 12:26
33 Diluted Shares, Part 2 5:21
34 Sources and Uses of Funds, Part 1 13:20
35 Sources and Uses of Funds, Part 2 9:52
36 Creating the Historical Income Statement 13:24
37 Forecasting the Income Statement, Part 1 7:04
38 Forecasting the Income Statement, Part 2 8:35
39 Forecasting the Income Statement, Part 3 3:27
40 Forecasting Accounts Receivable 6:22
41 Forecasting Other Working Capital Items 10:30
42 Preparing the PP&E Schedule 10:44
43 Preparing the Software Development Costs, Intangibles and Goodwill Schedules 9:59
44 Forecasting PP&E 7:49
45 Forecasting Software Development Costs 2:16
46 Forecasting Intangibles, Goodwill, Other Assets & Other Liabilities 5:58
47 The Cash Flow Statement 7:05
48 Cash 4:53
49 Interest Income and Circularity 5:27
50 Modeling the Revolver 8:55
51 Modeling Required Debt Amortization 6:57
52 Modeling Cash Sweeps 12:33
53 Modeling the Revolver Borrowing Base Compliance 5:12
54 Modeling PIK Debt & Preferreds 4:05
55 Capitalized Financing Fees 2:23
56 Modeling Interest Expenses 16:58
57 Completing the IS and CFS 2:29
Chapter 4: LBO Exit & Returns Analysis
58 Model Review and Introduction to Exit Analysis 5:16
59 Enterprise Value at Various Exit Multiples 7:57
60 Exit Equity to Sponsors & Management, Equity Kickers to Mezz 7:24
61 Returns to Senior Debt 8:24
62 Returns to Sub Debt 5:39
63 Modeling IRRs and Cash-on-Cash Returns 3:43
64 Creating an LBO Summary Table 6:26
Chapter 5: Sensitivity Analysis
65 Modeling Hurdle Rate Sensitivity 11:16
66 IRR Sensitivity to Leverage and Valuation 7:12
67 IRR Sensitivity to Mezz Debt Terms 11:43
68 Model Review 13:49
Chapter 6: Pro Forma Balance Sheet Adjustments
69 Setting up the Historical Balance Sheet 6:16
70 Adjusting the Balance Sheet to Reflect the LBO 11:58
71 Modeling LBO Goodwill and a Recap Toggle 3:16
72 Pro Forma Balance Sheet (PFBS) Historicals 2:30
73 Forecasting PFBS Assets 4:28
74 Forecasting PFBS Liabilities & Equity 11:26
75 Post-2015 financing fee rules in LBO models 12:03
76 Goodbye 0:13
Appendix I: Dividend Recaps
77 Understanding BMC's Dividend Recap 4:52
78 Adjusting the Model for BMC's Dividend Recap and PIK Toggle Sub Debt 3:43
79 Alarm Over Dividend Recaps 3:35
Appendix II: Advanced Purchase Price Allocation Modeling
80 Modeling Asset Write Ups 7:50
81 Asset Sale (338)/Stock Sale Toggle and DTLs 7:36
82 Impact on the IS and CFS 8:47
83 Impact on the Balance Sheet 5:06
Appendix III: Attaching a DCF Analysis to an LBO Model
84 Adding a DCF Analysis to the LBO Model 10:08
Appendix IV: KKR LBO of BMC in 2018
85 What the KKR deal tells us about likely actual IRRs 13:57
Appendix V: Debt Deep Dive
86 Leveraged Finance: Debt Deep Dive Reading
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