Sources & Uses Help

Need some help on sources and uses.

  1. Sponsor buys Company A at 10.0x with $15 EBITDA.
  2. Finances purchase with 6.0x Debt/EBITDA
  3. Existing debt is 3.0x Debt/EBITDA
  4. Existing cash on B/S = 10
  5. Minimum cash = 5

The sponsor also wants to add another $25 of cash onto the balance sheet for immediate acquisitions.

Sources

  • $90 Debt (6.0x * 15)
  • $10 Existing Cash
  • $80 Sponsor Equity 
  • Total = $180

Uses

  • $45 Existing Debt (3.0x * 15)
  • $5 Minimum Cash
  • $25 Cash for Acquisitions
  • $105 Equity (TEV - Existing Debt)
  • Total = $180

Is this the right way to think about it? 

Much appreciated.

6 Comments
 

Sweet thanks. This was just something I came up with so I kept it simpler

To clarify, the equity in uses is calculated by TEV - existing debt and then cash for acquisitions / fees are on top of that to get to the total? Otherwise you’d be calculating fees etc. coming out of the prior owners equity?

 

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