Financial modelling templates for traditional and self-funded acquisitions

June 08, 2025
by a searcher from University of Western Australia in Sydney NSW, Australia
Hey everyone, a question for the group: financial modelling templates for traditional and self-funded acquisitions. Would anyone be willing to share or point me in the direction of any templates or resources they found particularly helpful or useful?
I'm fairly comfortable building financial models from scratch, and I have found a few examples to start with, e.g., Sam Rosati's SF template and a couple from Yale's Search / EtA courses. But I haven't yet had to build an LBO model myself, and that's before adapting to the nuances of Search / EtA. I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything before going down a pathway that's been solved many times before by others!
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Josh
from Barnard College in New York, NY, USA
from Harvard University in Dubai - United Arab Emirates