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A sponsor completes a 'Dividend Recap' by issuing $200 million of new debt and using the proceeds to pay itself a dividend.

If the initial equity investment was $500 million and the recap occurs in Year 2, how does this specifically impact the LBO economics?

  1. It increases the IRR but does not inherently change the MOIC.
  2. Issuing new debt for a dividend raises Enterprise Value.
  3. It reduces the IRR because interest expense outweighs the dividend.
  4. It decreases the MOIC since total debt levels rise.

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