Sources and Uses statement - private LBO model

I need help with a basic lbo model -I'm a newbie and have done as much research as I can, want to confirm I'm handling debt and fees correctly. Given assumptions:

  1. The purchase price is $33 million. The owner must pay off the existing debt at closing from the proceeds he receives.
  2. Assume the purchase was completed on 12/31/2016
  3. Senior debt limited to 2.5x EBITDA; interest -3%; this is a revolver, so all cash above $500k is applied to the revolver, then to the Mezz debt.
  4. Mezz debt limited to 3.5x EBITDA, including senior debt; interest - 12%, plus 3% warrants given the Mezz lender. Strike price is based on the equity value of the new capital structure.
  5. Remaining capital structure is equity, of which owner has 15%.
  6. Owner deal costs are $1.2mm
  7. PE deal costs are $600k – The Company pays these costs, but are not deducted from owner proceeds

I'm struggling with my sources and uses statement -

EBITDA: $6,420k Current cash from balance sheet: $175k Debt from balance sheet: $12,602k

Do I include debt in the total purchase price? or include lines for refinanced debt? how do I account for the fees owed by the owner? Do I have my Mezz debt correct? Here's where I am now:

Sources: Cash - 175 Senior debt - 16,050 (2.5x EBITDA) Mezz debt - 6,420 (1x EBITDA) Sponsor Equity / Cash - 11,545 Management Equity - 36,227

Uses: Equity purchase price - 20,573 (total purchase price less debt) Debt assumed by seller - 12,602 Financing Fees - 1,252 (3% for senior debt, 12% for Mez debt) Transaction costs - sponsor - 1,200 Transaction costs - seller - 600

Total uses: 36,227

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Uses: Debt ReFi: 12,602 Equity: 20,398 Tx costs: 600

Total uses: 33,600

Sources: Senior: 16,050 Mezz: 6,420 Existing cash: 175 Equity: 10,955 (of which 15% or 1,643 is rollover and 9,312 is from Sponsor)

Total sources: 33,600

 

Nitpicking, but from a practical standpoint, it's probably not a great idea to assume that the company will have zero dollars in the bank at close (even if there's a revolver). You'll want some cash left on the balance sheet. So make cash at close a use, or reduce that $175k (source) to something more realistic, and label it "excess cash."

 
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