A strategic acquirer often prefers to pay cash. Why does a PE firm instead rely heavily on debt?
- Debt is always cheaper than any cash a strategic holds
- PE firms are not allowed to pay cash
- PE firms use debt only for tax fraud
- Strategics never pay cash either
- A sponsor uses debt to minimize its equity check and amplify returns, lacking a strategic's cash and synergies
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