Balance Sheet Set-Up

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Last updated: January 11, 2025

Now that we’ve begun to build our income statement let’s switch gears and set up our balance sheet. For now, we are going to simply plug in historical balance sheet data and leave room for transaction adjustments that will help us calculate the target’s pro forma balance sheet at the close of the transaction.

 

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Balance Sheet Set-Up

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