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Financing the Acquisition
§A $20 million purchase price implies normalized operating earnings (EBITDA) of approx. $4.0 million (5.0x)
§We also assume there are no unusually significant assets to leverage (ie; land, large amounts of unleveraged capital equipment, etc.)
§Also assume no material pre-existing funded debt on the target company
§Adequate working capital is retained in the business post-acquisition