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LBO Scenario Compare

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Dry-run test passed · Jun 14, 2026

Editorially graded · Jun 14, 2026

This prompt will produce a detailed report comparing the results of multiple LBO models across different investment scenarios, enabling users to easily compare and contrast the potential returns and risks of various investment options. Users will input their LBO model parameters and investment scenarios, and the prompt will generate a comprehensive report summarizing the key findings, including visualizations and summaries of the results.

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A ready-to-paste prompt you can drop into your AI. Produces a Word document (.docx) and an Excel workbook (.xlsx).

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Sample input
I need an LBO comparison report for Acme Manufacturing. We're looking at Base, Upside, and Downside cases. Here's what I have: Company: Acme Manufacturing, industrial components supplier with stable margins. Report date: Oct 15, 2023, Confidential. Currency: USD, $M. Return hurdles: 2.0x MoM, 20% IRR. Base case: Entry multiple 10.0x, LTM Revenue $500M, EBITDA margin 20%, CAGR 5%, Exit multiple 10.5x, Hold period 5 years, Total debt $800M (7% blended rate), Equity check derived. Upside: Entry multiple 9.5x, same revenue/EBITDA, CAGR 7%, Exit multiple 11.0x, same hold period and debt. Downside: Entry multiple 10.0x, CAGR 2%, Exit multiple 9.0x, hold period not yet determined, assume 5 years.
Sample output
Sample output produced by the LBO Scenario Compare prompt
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Example Output
LBO Scenario Compare (Base / Upside / Downside), 5-year hold, USD $M. Returns are DERIVED from an exit-equity waterfall, not assumed: Exit EBITDA = $100M×(1+CAGR)^5 → Exit EV = ×exit multiple → less remaining debt (levered-FCF cash sweep) → less 1.5% exit fee → Exit equity ÷ entry sponsor equity = MoM; IRR = MoM^(1/5)−1. Base: 2.98x MoM / 24.4% IRR — CLEARS both the 2.0x / 20% hurdles at the 10.0x entry (return is ~$76M deleveraging + a half-turn of multiple expansion). Upside: 5.46x / 40.4%. Downside: 1.11x / 2.1% — barely returns capital, so the deal is CAGR-dependent. Recommendation: proceed to LOI; the risk is growth, not entry price. Stated screening assumptions: 7% blended debt, EBITDA→FCF 60% cash sweep, 1.5% exit fee, no interim distributions; confirm the debt schedule and fees against the actual facility.

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