Cool LBO
I'm in charge of writing a case study on a recent PE operation.
Do you have any suggestion?
I would have liked to do silverlake - skype, but it's a bit too old.
Trending Content
Career Resources
WSO Free Modeling Series - Now Open Through
April 30, 2024
9 Free Financial Modeling Lessons
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
Can you do the Dell deal, or does it need to be completed?
Blackstone Sea World? Just finished up....
The BX - sea world is a great suggestion, keep 'em coming. Yup, I would prefer if they were completed.
You could do Apax - Cole Haan.
or much smaller shoe deal like gladstone buying allen edmonds: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gladstone-capital-corporation-i…
I would prefer larger deals. For now BX - seaworld is the best candidate.
if you're looking for something out of the ordinary then the obvious one is the recent Heinz buyout: value investor warren buffet teaming up with an atypical brazilian PE firm to execute a mega-LBO with a relatively interesting deal structure? that's about as "cool" as LBOs get. the deal might be less levered than a typical LBO done by the usual suspects but that hardly matters...still counts.
@DoubleBottomLine: Indeed, initially I was thinking of the Heinz deal. Unfortunately I'm supposed to chose a closed one, and that cuts it out.
TPG buyout of JCrew KKR/SLP buyout of GoDaddy
Both have closed, as you already may know.
GS/TPG buyout of Burger King was pretty cool. Viewed in the industry as just an okay investment (which happened to have a 32% IRR and they exited right before the downturn).
I think the Celanese deal by Blackstone is very interesting. it happened in 04 tho
Celanese was probably one of the most interesting deals Blackstone has ever done. Unfortunately I think the PE group has become much more risk averse since then
3g's buyout and exit of burger king via the ackman spac / reverse ipo last year was pretty interesting and minted them a shit ton of cash
What about the KKR buyout of RJR Nabisco ? Some people woud say it's too old ('89), I think it was the baddest PE lbo ever
Freescale if you want to focus on tech.
Ipsam reprehenderit itaque dolorem quo provident ipsa minima. Vero et quis vitae molestiae molestiae quisquam. Quae dignissimos non quas atque repellendus temporibus. Odio facere molestiae accusantium vitae et. Minima et rerum ullam ea eius unde.
Veritatis qui est deleniti sit laboriosam asperiores. Atque dolorem animi rerum qui est. Provident laudantium inventore dolores delectus.
Sapiente cumque quaerat possimus non. A voluptate explicabo eveniet facilis voluptate. Id quos optio hic unde. Dolorem magnam mollitia qui libero qui voluptatibus. Itaque asperiores hic a deserunt omnis.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...