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The IRR formula made (very) simple. This post will show you the math behind an IRR calculation to make the concept easy to grasp.

This three-statement model for Amazon.com, Inc. will be used in the next installment of the Integrating Financial Statements series. While I have not typically posted a work in progress, I believe this will be helpful to ASM visitors in the interim.

I work as an investment professional at a private equity firm in Dallas, TX, and since 2013 I have also been building a financial modeling and private equity training resource with the intention of making instruction simple and content accessible. I wrote about the experience of maintaining both in an article that was later picked up by Forbes (link), which sheds some light on my experience maintaining a “side hustle.”

In this post you will find a template for the acquisition of a fictional 160 unit multifamily property. The template was developed in collaboration with a couple friends that are real estate professionals.

Private equity funds are closed-end investment vehicles, which means that there is a limited window to raise funds and once this window has expired no further funds can be raised. These funds are generally formed as either a Limited Partnership (“LP”) or Limited Liability Company (“LLC”).