Private Equity case studies, worked step by step

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All topicsGrowth equity and software8Returns attribution and value creation8LBO modelling tests9Screening and ranking businesses9Distressed and special situations7Private credit and direct lending9Paper LBOs10Real estate and infrastructure8Portfolio operations and exits6Deal structuring and pricing9Fund, LP and portfolio analytics7Commercial and market cases10
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  1. 023A share purchase agreement sets a working capital peg at the twelve-month average of Rs 120 crore. Closing working capital comes in at Rs 95 crore after a seasonal low. What price adjustment applies, and why might each side argue for a different peg?Deal structuring and pricingCoreMid-market buyout fundIndian mid-market PE
  2. 025Value a toll road concession with 18 years left: Rs 150 crore of toll revenue, traffic growing 5%, tariffs indexed at 3%, opex at 20% of revenue, discounted at 12%. What is it worth, what happens at 2% traffic growth, and why does the value fall over time?Real estate and infrastructureCoreBain CapitalSan Francisco · 2025
  3. 026Paper LBO on your own sector: a diagnostics chain of 40 labs bought at 12x, with a plan to open 15 more. Work the return and name the lab-level assumption that matters most.Paper LBOsCoreWarburg PincusNew York · 2014
  4. 027The seller wants Rs 800 crore and you value the business at Rs 600 crore. Design an earnout on year 2 EBITDA that bridges the gap, and show what the seller receives under three outcomes.Deal structuring and pricingCoreMid-market buyout fund
  5. 031You have read the CIM and databook for a stable, capex-light engineering services business with Rs 75 crore of EBITDA. The sponsor wants Rs 300 crore of debt. What leverage, pricing and covenants do you propose, and how do you handle the two biggest risks?Private credit and direct lendingCoreGolub CapitalChicago · 2015
  6. 034A tower company owns 10,000 towers at a tenancy of 1.6. Each tenant pays Rs 40,000 a month and each tower costs Rs 2.5 lakh a year to run. What is EBITDA at 1.6 and at 2.0 tenancy, and why do tower buyers pay for tenancy growth?Real estate and infrastructureCoreInfrastructure fund
  7. 035LBO test on a capex-heavy business: EBITDA Rs 90 crore, capex half of EBITDA every year. How much debt can it carry at 2.0x cover of EBITDA less capex over interest at 10%, and what IRR does a sponsor earn at 8x in and out with 8% EBITDA growth?LBO modelling testsCoreWarburg PincusNew York · 2017
  8. 036An airport services business at a regional airport handles 1.2 crore passengers a year: aero revenue is regulated at Rs 400 a passenger, non-aero revenue is Rs 180 a passenger and growing 10%, and traffic grows 7%. Value the business and say where the upside and the regulatory risk sit.Commercial and market casesCoreBain CapitalBoston · 2023
  9. 039Two funds of the same vintage: Mandala Fund III shows TVPI 1.9x, DPI 0.6x and a 21% IRR; Kshitij Fund II shows TVPI 1.7x, DPI 1.4x and a 17% IRR. Add a public market comparison and say which performance you trust more.Fund, LP and portfolio analyticsCoreNeuberger BermanLondon · 2022
  10. 040A sponsor asks for 6x adjusted EBITDA. Reported EBITDA is Rs 80 crore and the adjusted figure of Rs 100 crore includes Rs 20 crore of add-backs. What leverage is that on reported EBITDA, and which add-backs would you accept?Private credit and direct lendingCorePrivate credit

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