Acquisition tools
Acquisition Return Calculator
A fast, LBO lite model for searchers and buyers of SMEs and startups. See how price, leverage, growth and the exit multiple drive your equity return. MOIC and IRR in seconds.
Model your deal
Enter the deal economics. MOIC and IRR update live. Add your email to unlock the full year by year projection and a sensitivity note.
Set to 0 for an interest only structure, or a positive figure for simple straight line paydown each year.
Indicative equity return
MOIC
1.80x
Approx. IRR
12.5%
A respectable return, sensitive to the exit multiple and the growth you can defend.
Equity to invest at close: 1 500 000 €.
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How this is calculated
Equity invested equals the purchase price minus debt. We grow entry EBITDA at your annual rate over the hold period, then value the exit at exit year EBITDA times your exit multiple to reach exit enterprise value. Subtracting any debt still outstanding gives the equity value at exit. MOIC is exit equity divided by equity invested; the approximate IRR annualizes that multiple over the hold.
Equity = Price − Debt · Exit EV = EBITDA₀·(1+g)^n × ExitMult · Exit Equity = Exit EV − Debt · MOIC = Exit Equity / Equity · IRR ≈ MOIC^(1/n) − 1
Indicative estimate only, not investment, tax or legal advice. This is a simplified LBO model: it ignores cash sweep beyond the paydown you set, fees, taxes, working capital swings and changes in capital structure. Always validate with full diligence and a detailed model.
When to use it
A first pass screen before you spend real diligence time and money on a target.
Screen targets fast
Searchers and buyers can sanity check whether a deal clears their return hurdle before going deep.
Frame the negotiation
See exactly how far entry price and leverage move your IRR, so you know where to push on terms.
Pressure test the exit
Understand how much your return leans on multiple expansion rather than genuine EBITDA growth.
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