BPP University

Debt Modelling (with LBO)

BPP UniversityLondon - To Be Confirmed, United Kingdom

Course overview

This advanced course is designed for finance professionals seeking to strengthen their financial modelling expertise in the context of leveraged buyouts (LBOs). Through a highly practical approach, you will learn to build robust operating models, structure complex debt financing, and apply cash flow waterfall logic to assess repayment strategies. The course covers key aspects of LBO transactions, including sources and uses of funds, tax implications, and equity return calculations using IRR and multiples.

You will also gain hands-on experience in creating detailed debt schedules, incorporating senior tranches, mezzanine debt, PIK interest, and revolvers, while performing sensitivity analysis to stress-test assumptions and outputs.

Key highlights

  • Highly practical approach to building robust operating models for LBOs
  • Structure complex debt financing and apply cash flow waterfall logic
  • Covers sources and uses, tax implications and equity returns
  • Calculate equity returns using IRR and multiples
  • Build debt schedules with senior, mezzanine, PIK and revolver tranches
  • Perform sensitivity analysis to stress-test assumptions and outputs

Scholarships

  • Advocate of the Year Scholarship

    £5,000; £3,000; £2,000

  • Bridging Scholarship

    Up to £5,000

  • Bridging the Bar Scholarship

    Value: £5,000

    Up to £5,000
  • BTC Advocacy Scholarship

    Award Value: £3,000

    Up to £3,000
  • BTC Excellence Award

    Value: £1,000

    Up to £1,000
  • BTC Future Lawyer Scholarship

    £3,000 Half fee full fee

  • Career Changer Scholarship

    £3,000 Half fee full fee

  • Converting to Law Scholarship

    £3,000 Half fee full fee

  • International Postgraduate Bursary

    Value: £1,000

    Up to £1,000
  • SQE Future Lawyer Scholarship

    £3,000 Half fee full fee

Careers this course leads to

  • Leveraged finance analyst
  • Private equity associate
  • Investment banking analyst
  • Financial modelling analyst
  • Debt advisory analyst
  • Corporate finance associate

Cost of study

UK/Home: £1,014 | International: £1,014

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to BPP University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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