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Anatomy of a Leveraged Buyout - NYU Stern School of Business

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1. Tax Benefit:<br />

Debt: The Basic Trade Off<br />

Advantages <strong>of</strong> Borrowing Disadvantages <strong>of</strong> Borrowing<br />

Higher tax rates --> Higher tax benefit<br />

2. Added Discipline:<br />

Greater the separation between managers<br />

and stockholders --> Greater the benefit<br />

1. Bankruptcy Cost:<br />

Higher business risk --> Higher Cost<br />

2. Agency Cost:<br />

Greater the separation between stock-<br />

holders & lenders --> Higher Cost<br />

3. Loss <strong>of</strong> Future Financing Flexibility:<br />

Greater the uncertainty about future<br />

financing needs --> Higher Cost<br />

Aswath Damodaran 9

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