PayPal Buyout & Consortium Valuation Workbench WSJ M&A MODEL

Evaluating Stripe + Advent International Consortium Acquisition Proposal vs PayPal ($PYPL) Board Range

1. Transaction Parameters

1.04B Shares
$60.50
4.5x
PayPal LTM EBITDA: ~$5.80B $26.10B Debt
50% / 50%
$1.65B / yr
Braintree/Stripe volume routing uplift +45 bps margin
11.0x
7.50%
IMPLIED EQUITY VALUE
$62.92B
@ $60.50 / share
ENTERPRISE VALUE (EV)
$60.22B
Less $2.7B Net Cash
ADVENT 5Y IRR
21.8%
2.68x MoIC
DEBT SERVICE (DSCR)
2.96x
$1.96B Ann. Interest

2. Financing Waterfall & Capital Mix

Consortium Equity vs Leveraged Debt
5-Year Sponsor IRR Sensitivity Matrix
Rows: Offer Price / Cols: Exit Multiple
Offer / Share 9.0x Exit 10.0x Exit 11.0x Exit 12.0x Exit 13.0x Exit

3. Deal Summary & Term Sheet

AUDITED
PayPal Board Counter-Offer Hurdles
At target $68.00/share, consortium equity increases by +$7.80B. Advent IRR decreases to 17.4% unless synergies expand to $2.25B.
Target Company PayPal Holdings (PYPL)
Buyer Consortium Stripe + Advent Int.
Per-Share Consideration $60.50
Total Enterprise Value $60.22B
Syndicated Debt (Senior+Sub) $26.10B (4.5x)
Advent Equity Check $18.41B (50%)
Stripe Equity Check $18.41B (50%)
Base EBITDA (LTM) $5.80B
Post-Synergy Year 1 EBITDA $7.45B
5-Yr Sponsor Return (MoIC) 2.68x
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