Leveraged Buyout

How to Build an LBO Model: The 2026 Practitioner’s Guide

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📥 Don’t Start From Scratch Download the Middle-Market LBO Model (Excel). Includes dynamic debt schedules, sensitivity tables, and ‘blue/black’ formatting. Download Template (.xlsx) ↓ Direct download. No email required. Let’s be real: learning how to build an LBO model isn’t just “nice to have” if you’re working in private equity, investment banking, or corporate finance— … Read more

Beyond the Numbers: 5 Common LBO Modeling Traps (and How to Avoid Them)

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Minimalist spreadsheet graphic titled “5 LBO Modeling Traps,” showing warning arrows pointing to five red X-icons, in UpLevered brand colors.

Anyone can learn to link cells in Excel. That’s the price of admission. The real differentiator, or what separates a top-tier private equity candidate from the pack (besides following our private equity recruiting guide), is commercial judgment. It’s the ability to spot the subtle, return-killing traps that hide in plain sight within a model… just … Read more