LBO - financing fees
Dear All,
I can't seem to get my head around how financing fees are dealt with in a LBO model.
Given that financing fees are capitalised and then amortized on a balance sheet when does the business actually part with the cash?
For example, there are financing fees of $10m which is amortised over 5 years equally. We would see the following:
Income statement - an amortization fee expense of $2m each year (non-cash) Cash flow statement - as this is a non-cash expense, it would be added back to net income to derive cash flow from operations Balance sheet - we would capitalise the financing fee in year 1 under non-current assets as $10m and then amortise it by $2m each year
So when does $10m of cash actually leave the company? Every post and text book I've read so far doesn't actually say when the cash leaves the business.
Also to clarify, are other fees such as M&A advisory, accounting and legal subtracted from shareholders equity?
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Basically :
Income Statement:
Interest: Year 1: ($2m) Year 2: ($2m) Year 3: ($2m) Year 4: ($2m) Year 5: ($2m)
Net Income: Year 1: ($2m) Year 2: ($2m) Year 3: ($2m) Year 4: ($2m) Year 5: ($2m)
Cash Flow Statement:
Year 1:
($10m) financing fee paid to banks
Year 1: $2m Year 2: $2m Year 3: $2m Year 4: $2m Year 5: $2m
Balance Sheet:
Cash:
Year 1: ($10m) Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5:
Debt:
Year 1: ($8m) Year 2: $2m Year 3: $2m Year 4: $2m Year 5: $2m
Retained Earnings:
Year 1: ($2m) Year 2: ($2m) Year 3: ($2m) Year 4: ($2m) Year 5: ($2m)