“‘it was going to rely on an extremely enormous amount of debt financing… the price was an exorbitantly valued company for the risks’”

The Fin · The spectacular undoing of Firmus - and what went wrong

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planned to fund its AI-factory build-out primarily through a massive debt financing package tied to the IPO

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“…they have $20 million of dip financing to help through this process. And there are milestones in terms of that funding…”
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Said on Bloomberg Law
Data play $20 million Share this moment
“Thomas Bravo led the deal. The purchase price was $12.3 billion… financed with $4.6 billion in the syndicated first lien loan… 37% of the purchase price was funded with debt.”
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Said on The Real Eisman Playbook
Why it worked $12.3 billion purchase; $4.6 billion debt (37%) Share this moment
“We realized it was easier if the second facility just packaged everything ... they didn’t inform finance that they were shifting product”
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Katelyn Stienen
FP&A Today ·
Why it worked Share this moment
“No, this has been primarily sponsor funded. ... the way these teams ... sponsorship revenue is the main generator”
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Said on Boardroom with Rich Kleiman
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