The private equity fund is considering a proposal to finance this acquisition with $1$B in new debt and $500$M in equity from the private equity fund. The new debt will come from a new bank loan at an interest rate of $6\%.$ The private equity fund has estimated that it can increase the company's EBIT by $10\%$ starting in $2018.$ The private equity fund is also reducing dividends and share repurchases to zero starting in $2016.$ Other forecasts are unchanged.

The total interest payment following the acquisition will be $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$