Carvalho, Inês Lopo deBernardo, António MiguelEnde, Nell Renée Madeleine Van Den2025-02-262025-02-262024-01-232023-12-20http://hdl.handle.net/10362/179853This work seeks to assess Nexus AG from both commercial and financial perspectives as a plausible candidate for a leveraged buyout transaction. Through the analysis, it becomes evident that Nexus AG is a compelling private equity target, given the favorable outlook in strategic and financial dimensions. The valuation of Nexus resulted in approximately, primarily influenced by utilising multiples derived from comparable companies and transactions. Through value creation strategies like cloud transformation and international expansion, this work shows that the buyout of Nexus could result in a MOIC of 4.0x and an IRR of 33.0%.engPrivate equityCorporate financeReturn analysisLeverage buyoutmaster thesis203866258