Debt repayment in LBO

Hi,

I am trying to do an LBO where there is a 5 year exit but the terms for the TLB, RCF and senior notes are 7 years. How do you model this out, would you just ignore the bullet payment meant for year 7, in your 5 year debt schedule? or would total repayment be in year 5 instead?

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1) Use the 7 year term to amortize the financing fees

2) Model the debt payback normally, as if it was a 7 year loan

3) Repay all debt on the sale of the company

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