Duarte, Luís MotaCarvalho, Inês Lopo deSantos, FábioSchroff, Jan Laurens2020-10-142020-10-142020-01-232020-01-03http://hdl.handle.net/10362/105566horoughlyanalyzedandthecompany’spositioninthemarketassessed.Inthefollowing,acomprehensiveappraisalofinfluencingfactorsonitsfinancialperformancewasconductedandgrowthdriversforecastedtocomeupwiththreedifferentcasesofhowthefirmmightdevelop.Thisknowledgewasquantifiedandthecompanysubsequentlyvaluedusingacomparablecompany,aprecedenttransaction,aDCFvaluationmethodaswellasanLBOmodel.Additionally,aninvestmentthesisandfuturestrategyregardingtheoperationsofthetargetandtheresponsibilitiesofaPEfund,suchassourcingandanexitstrategy,weredeveloped.Finally,potentialreturnswerecalculatedforthedifferentscenarios.Thethirdpartcomprisesthecapitalstructure,financialforecast,LBO,returns,exitstrategyandduediligenceengLeveraged buyoutPrivate equityLow-cost fitness marketUKThe gym group private equity challenge–group F capital structure, financial forecast & LBO, returns, exit strategy and due dilligencemaster thesis202493490