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Acquisition Financing Scenarios

Define a structure and see the sources and uses, leverage, year-one debt service, and coverage it implies. All terms are yours and illustrative; nothing here reflects a quote or the availability of financing.

Educational scenario math. Runs in your browser; nothing is transmitted or stored.

Deal Purchase and costs

Purchase enterprise value ($)

Acquired EBITDA ($)

The target’s sustainable EBITDA, before any synergies.

Transaction expenses ($)

Legal, accounting, diligence, advisory.

Financing fees ($)

Working capital funded at close ($)

Minimum opening cash ($)

Expected synergies ($, shown separately)

Kept out of the base coverage math by design.

Structure Sources of funds

Senior debt ($)

Senior interest rate (%)

Enter the rate you expect; the tool does not assume market rates.

Senior amortization (years)

Straight-line for this illustration.

Subordinated debt ($)

Subordinated rate (%)

Seller note ($)

Seller note rate (%)

Rollover equity ($)

Buyer equity ($)

Acquired cash applied ($)

Structure is negotiable

Most financing gaps close with structure, not luck

Seller notes, earnouts, and rollover each move the equity check. A working session tests which mix is realistic for your deal.

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