The Mnoyan fund is a leveraged buyout (LBO) fund with initial capital of $100 million, of which $90 million is provided by the LBO fund and $10 million by management. Profits between the fund and management are split 80% and 20%, respectively.
The fund uses an EBIT multiple for projecting terminal value. The fund is liquidated after year 4 with an operating income of $50 million in year 4 and an EBIT multiple of 10 under the most likely scenario. The fund’s debt is worth $120 million at exit.
The return at exit to management as measured by IRR is closest to:
The fund’s terminal value is calculated using the EBIT multiple (all in millions):
Proceeds at exit: Operating income (EBIT) × EBIT multiple = $50 × 10 = $500
Net proceeds are proceeds at exit less debt value:
Proceeds at exit: $500 ? $120 = $380
The fund’s share of the profit is 80%, or $304. Management receives 20% of profits, or $76.
With an initial investment of $10 and a terminal value after four years of $76, the return to management is an IRR of 66%:
PV = -$10; FV = $76; N = 4; CPT I/Y = 0.66 |