How is the balance sheet adjusted when an LBO closes?
- Record the purchase price as revenue
- Wipe out old equity, add the new debt, create goodwill, write up assets, and capitalize financing fees
- Leave the balance sheet exactly as it was pre-deal
- Remove all assets and liabilities
- Add the purchase price to cash
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