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Full-Stack LBO Prep Playbook: 10 cases from basic builds to roll-ups, dividend recaps, convertibles, and more. Master modeling and learn how senior PE professionals will evaluate your work.
Learn the ins and outs of LBO model mechanics from transaction assumptions to returns analysis using visuals that break down the trickiest concepts: sources and uses, the pro forma balance sheet, and the debt waterfall. Gain a deep, intuitive understanding of how the model actually works, giving you a perspective that is simply not taught in traditional modeling courses.
50+ exercises covering every LBO variant from a 20-year career. Master every building block, from sources and uses, taxes and NOLs to management incentive plans and minimum equity structuring. Walk into any model test or deal ready for whatever they throw at you.
Legacy training courses bury you in 200 functions. We focus on the few that actually matter using a ‘messy data’ case study, exactly what you’ll face on the job. Visual function walkthroughs enable a deeper understanding of Excel formulas than you will find anywhere else.