Private equity

Polyform Packaging: a bargain or a trap?

A private equity fund.

Should the fund buy Polyform for $28 million?

Skills tested

• Structure
• Quantitative analysis
• Exhibits and insights
• Business sense
• Synthesis and communication

Concepts

• P&L analysis
• price vs volume
• sales incentives
• benchmarking margins
• valuation vs margin
• turnaround levers