Santos, Diogo ChalbertVale, Tomás Miguel Coelho do2024-02-232024-02-232023-01-212022-12-14http://hdl.handle.net/10362/164023Four students collaborated to create this work project, which takes the form of an Investment Committee Paper and proposes the leveraged buyout of Gelpeixe, a frozen food firm based in Portugal. An effective value creation plan supported by the best capital structure was devised, following a thorough examination of the business and the industry, returning an IRR of 25.5% and a Money Multiple of 3.0x over the course of five years. Additionally, individual contributions were included, delving into the topics of deal financing in private equity, frozen food in private equity, mezzanine financing and the impact of interest rates in private equityengPrivate equityLeveraged buyoutGelpeixeAcquisitionmaster thesis203310845