Calculate the highest acquisition EV/EBITDA multiple private equity investors will agree to pay.

Calculate the highest acquisition EV/EBITDA multiple private equity investors will agree to pay. 8.2x 7.1x Not enough information was provided to answer the question Your answer is incorrect. The maximum that can be paid by a private equity investor is linked to the IRR (internal rate of return) that they must achieve. If we can calculate the equity at exit, this can be discounted using the IRR to find the maximum equity that can be invested at entry, but still achieve the IRR. From here the EV at entry can be calculated. The correct answer is: 8.2x