LBO Model - How to treat Transaction Fee and Financing Fees
Hello Everyone,
In terms of Fees, I know there are generally two categories -
1) Financing Fees: that's related to Revolver, Term Loan, etc - which is amortized through out the life
2) Transaction Fees: fees that's related to advisory
Say at the end of 2023, a company was acuqired by a private equity, which incurred a financing fee of 20, and transaction fee of 5;
How would the transaction fee and financing fee appear on the three statements in an LBO model?
Thanks!
Transaction fees—subtracted from shareholders equity on the PF balance sheet
Financing fees—capitalized to the balance sheet as a contra liability, amortized on the income statement over the life of the debt, then added back on the cash flow statement. Important to note that when amortized on the income statement, that amortization is taken out below EBIT—not with D&A when going from EBITDA to EBIT
Anyone please correct me if any part of this is wrong
So:
Assume term of debt is 10 years
Transaction fees: Pro forma shareholders’ equity down 5
Financing fees: Capitalize the 20 to the balance sheet. Subtract 2 each year for 10 years (20 of fee divided by 10 years is 2) from EBIT on the income statement. Add that back on the cash flow statement.
They balance because you’re accounting for the two in the sources side of S&U. So because liabilities & SHE is down on the balance sheet because of these fees, they’re balanced out by the additional debt and/or equity you’re putting into the business, and therefore on the balance sheet.
Again anyone please correct me if I’m wrong.
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