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Reconcile an industrial deal’s closing payment

Reconcile the closing price · Fictional case

The situation

Agreed enterprise value is ₹180 crore. Closing net debt is ₹35 crore. Actual eligible working capital is ₹16 crore versus a ₹20 crore peg. Assume a rupee-for-rupee adjustment.

Your task

Calculate the seller’s closing equity proceeds.

Reveal step-by-step solution
  1. Set up the problem

    Base equity = ₹180 − ₹35 = ₹145 crore.

  2. Work through the numbers

    Working capital adjustment = ₹16 − ₹20 = −₹4 crore.

  3. Interpret the result

    Closing equity proceeds are ₹141 crore. Reconcile the working capital and net debt schedules for overlapping items.

What to remember

Start from enterprise value and apply signed adjustments under the agreement definitions.

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