easy · Private Equity & LBOs

In a return attribution analysis, which of the following increases the proportion of return coming from multiple expansion?

1. Decreasing the total amount of leverage used in the deal.
2. Exiting the investment earlier than planned at a lower multiple.
3. Paying a higher interest rate on the acquisition debt.
4. A higher exit multiple relative to the entry multiple.

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