Deal memo

Released drawing — Maple Manufacturing Co.

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Maple Manufacturing Co.Generated 16 Jul 2026, 01:37Horizon: 5y · Exit 4.5x
Downside
16.3%
IRR · MOIC 2.1x
Investor proceeds $8.9M
Base
28.2%
IRR · MOIC 3.5x
Investor proceeds $14.4M
Upside
36.9%
IRR · MOIC 4.8x
Investor proceeds $20.1M

Sources & uses

Enterprise Value$15.5M
Fees (3.0% of EV)$466K
Total uses$16M
Senior debt @ 7.5%$7M
Mezz @ 10.0%$0K
Seller note @ 7.0%$2.5M
Earn-out$0K
Revolver drawn$0K
Equity check$6.5M
Investor equity (64%)$4.2M
Seller rollover (36%)$2.3M
Management (0%)$0K
Entry leverage2.6x

Scenario comparison

MetricDownsideBaseUpside
Investor IRR16.3%28.2%36.9%
Investor MOIC2.1x3.5x4.8x
Exit EBITDA$3.5M$4.7M$6.1M
Exit TEV$15.8M$21.1M$27.6M
Exit net debt$2M$-1.4M$-3.8M
Debt paydown58%74%74%
Min DSCR1.45x1.83x1.95x

Debt paydown — Base

Year20262027202820292030
Senior (end)$5.8M$4.4M$3M$1.5M$0K
Mezz (end)$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Seller note$2.5M$2.5M$2.5M$2.5M$2.5M
Revolver$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Cash (end)$547K$1.2M$1.9M$2.7M$3.9M
FCF$1.8M$1.9M$2.2M$2.4M$2.6M
DSCR1.83x2.01x2.31x2.61x3.09x

Operating assumptions — Base

Driver20262027202820292030
Revenue growth (drivers)3.0%3.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%
EBITDA margin18.4%18.5%19.0%19.0%19.5%
  • Entry multiple 4.2x on LTM EBITDA $3.7M
  • Senior amort 10%/yr · cash sweep 50%
  • D&A 3.0% · Capex 3.0% · NWC 12.0% · Tax 25.0%

Sparring / points to defend

No structural red flags in the base case. Stress-test whether you would still do the deal at downside (IRR 16.3%).

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