THE PRIVATE EQUITY OPERATING PARTNER - COMPANION FILES
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WHAT IS IN THE ARCHIVE

1. The book's workbook
   Vireo_Value_Bridge.xlsx      Chapter 13 and the appendix: the bridge, built in full
   00_START_HERE.md

2. Blank_Model_Set/  (new)
   Value_Bridge_Blank.xlsx
   The same model with every input emptied, for your own deal: a five-year hold,
   one row per year. The checks sheet counts the inputs still empty and tests that
   the bridge reconciles. The book's inputs are in book_inputs.txt.

3. Working_Documents.pdf  (new)
   Four working documents on four printable pages: the first hundred days
   (Appendix B), the value creation plan with its gross-to-net reconciliation
   (Appendix C), a board dashboard with the six-bucket bridge, and the twenty
   practitioner questions of Appendix D. A4, fits Letter.

4. Forty_Questions.xlsx  (new)
   Forty questions across the book, marked by the file as you type.

5. Cases/  (new)
   Case_1_The_Price_Rise_And_The_Customers_It_Loses.xlsx   blanket against segmented pricing
   Case_2_The_Run_Rate_The_Buyer_Will_Not_Pay_For.xlsx      run-rate EBITDA at exit, or a sixth year
   Case_3_The_Cash_In_Someone_Elses_Bucket.xlsx             working capital in the bridge
   Each case: the note on the first sheet, the model after it, checks at the end.

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