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Illustrative fictional Project Apex scenario. All figures are example assumptions and illustrative valuation changes, not a recorded product or customer result.
Investment Assessment:
"Project Apex presents a compelling acquisition opportunity. The business generated $5.2M in Adjusted EBITDA with attractive 22% margins. Strengths include high recurring software contracts and steady growth. Recommendation: Proceed to Letter of Intent."
In Private Equity, agreeable AI gets you fired. Real deals don't need a cheerleader—they need an adversarial deal team.
"Management's CIM shows $5.2M Adjusted EBITDA. At 6.0x with 55% senior debt, our base case yields a 23.8% net IRR. I recommend issuing an LOI at $31.2M."
"Hold on. That $5.2M number is doing impossible work. Check Tax Return 2024 · Note 4: management classified $1.4M of recurring SaaS platform license renewals as a 'one-time restructuring cost'. They've made that exact add-back three years running. Real normalized EBITDA is $3.8M."
"And that's before customer churn. 48% of total revenue sits with Apex Systems, whose master contract is up for competitive RFP in 90 days. Beneish M-Score is 3.12 (Earnings Manipulation Zone)."
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Know what it assumes.
Know what remains unproven.