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A private equity firm is evaluating a potential LBO of a stable cash-flow business. The company has a revolving credit facility with a 'cash sweep' provision.
How does this provision impact the financial model and the eventual returns for the sponsor?
- It raises the interest rate charged on the debt as the balance falls, thereby holding total interest expense roughly constant.
- It is a mechanism used during the IPO process to ensure that new shareholders receive a portion of the firm's historical cash flows earned.
- It mandates that all excess free cash flow be used to pay down debt, accelerating deleveraging and increasing equity value at exit.
- It allows the sponsor to instead withdraw excess free cash flow as dividends during the hold period, thereby increasing the MoIC at exit.
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