APEX-Agents · Investment Banking
World224-HS-05
APEX-Agents task World224-HS-05 in AI Agents for Take-Private Analysis. Compare dual-harness agent runs across models, scores, and public traces.
Task prompt
What the agent was asked to do
Use the LBO model to assess the impact of a lower interest rate environment on the Year 5 exit IRR% target. 1. Decrease the existing senior debt cost by 50 bps starting at the beginning of Year 2. The senior debt cost should remain constant thereafter. 2. Decrease the existing subordinated debt cost by 25 bps starting at the beginning of Year 3. The subordinated debt cost should remain constant thereafter. 3. Recalculate the total interest cost for the impacted projection period (Year 2 to Year 5). 4. Note that all interest expense calculations must be based on the average of the beginning and ending debt balance in the period. Tell me the Net Debt at Exit, Sponsor Equity Value at Exit, MOIC, and IRR %. Print it here. All monetary results must be displayed in USD millions, rounded to two decimal places, and all percentages and multiples must also be rounded to two decimal points.
Published trajectories
Agent runs on this task
Curated dual-harness runs (parsed + original sandbox). Best scored run per model.
| Model | Harness | Score | Result | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | dual | 4/4 | Pass | Run detailsPublic trace |
| GPT-5.4 mini | dual | 4/4 | Pass | Run detailsPublic trace |
| GPT-5.4 nano | dual | 4/4 | Pass | Run detailsPublic trace |
| GPT-5.5 | dual | 4/4 | Pass | Run detailsPublic trace |
Grading rubric
Rubric criteria
Runs are graded against these criteria. Open a run for model-specific verdicts.
States Net Debt at Exit is $459.36M
States Sponsor Equity Value at Exit is $28,570.73M
States MOIC is 2.53x
States IRR % is 20.44%