WSO PE Prep Pack Model

Hey all,

I have the PE Prep Pack, and am doing the first full 3 hour model. In doing the balance sheet adjustments, I see that the goodwill calculation is essentially just a plug difference between the pro forma adjustments. I am wondering why that is, and why the goodwill calculation isn't the equity purchase price less existing BVE?

Thanks

4 Comments
 

correct. In this example the way it is modeled will give the right answer just fine, but it is not robust to doing different capital structures. A more robust way of modeling it would be to link the OID to the Sources side of the Sources and Uses table (D98:D100) instead of the Assumptions table.

We will update the model to make it more robust.

 

Dolores eum tenetur quia enim voluptatem. Quia perferendis incidunt deserunt. In a delectus animi voluptatem. Fuga ut eos sapiente est.

Maiores beatae dolores illum accusantium. Aliquam laboriosam iusto facilis ut id excepturi. Maxime id consequatur ut accusamus porro. Vel delectus omnis quam laborum nisi aspernatur explicabo.

prince

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”