Enerfruit (French Version)

The case gives a detailed account of a management buy-out (MBO). The following stages are described: - Designing the business plan. - Preparing the prospectus. - Translating the business plan into a financial model. - Valuing the business (multiples used). - Designing and structuring the MBO finance. - Preparing the bid. Emphasis is placed on the "qualitative arguments" for carrying out an MBO and the role played by the company's management, the investment bank, and the private equity firms involved in this type of transaction.