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In an LBO transaction, the purchase price is $500M. The sponsor provides $180M of equity, and management 'rolls over' $20M of their existing equity into the new deal. The remaining $300M is funded by a senior bank loan.
What is the sponsor's ownership percentage of the new company's equity?
- 60%
- 100%
- 90%
- 36%
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