FactSet Review, 2024
May 2024 Hardcover, PDF
FactSet Mergerstat
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2023
Business brokers and other intermediaries generously contribute data to DealStats, making it the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
BIZCOMPS being upgraded with new platform
Users of BIZCOMPS will soon see a new look to the database of small private-company transactions.
Private-company EBITDA multiples up in 2Q2023
After a downward slide in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, the median selling price-to-EBITDA multiple has jumped to 4.0x in the second quarter of 2023 (see the graph below), according to the latest issue of the DealStats Value Index (DVI).
Private-company EBITDA multiples down again in 1Q2023
After a rebound in the third quarter of 2022, EBITDA multiples continue to drop.
New Deal Alert feature in DealStats
In response to user feedback, DealStats has added a Deal Alert feature that allows you to receive notifications when new transactions are added to DealStats, based on your specific saved search parameters.
BIZCOMPS now has over 15,000 transactions
A new infographic shows that BIZCOMPS, the database of sales transactions involving small “Main Street” private companies, now includes over 15,165 deals.
FactSet Review, 2023
May 2023 Hardcover, PDF
FactSet Mergerstat
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2022
Thanks to business brokers and other intermediaries who contribute data, DealStats is the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
Private-company EBITDA multiples rebounded in 3Q2022
After dropping to their lowest levels in recent years, EBITDA multiples rose to a median of 3.7x in the third quarter of 2022, up from 2.8x in the second quarter (see graph below), according to the latest issue of the DealStats Value Index (DVI).
BVR Responds to Hitchner Article on DealStats
This is a response to an article by Jim Hitchner discussing the various transaction databases including BVR’s DealStats. It gives an additional perspective on the private buyer transactions in DealStats.
SME transaction values drop to 2.9x for 2Q2022
EBITDA multiples are at 2.9x for the second quarter of 2022, which is down from the 4.5x rate in the first quarter of 2022, according to the latest issue of the DealStats Value Index (DVI).
DealStats users spark enhancements to the database
BVR's Market Data Team recently surveyed DealStats users, and their suggestions have prompted some enhancements.
SME transaction values rise to 4.5x for 1Q2022
EBITDA multiples are at 4.5x for the first quarter of 2022, which is up from the 3.9x rate in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the latest issue of the DealStats Value Index (DVI).
DealStats Yields Insights on How Crises Impact Exit Values for Small Firms
Recently, BVR provided some assistance to researchers at Colorado State University who were examining the sales of small businesses in the wake of a crisis, such as the pandemic. Their study offers some new insight on how crises impact exit value and the selling process.
EBITDA multiples continue upward trend, per DealStats analysis
The median selling price/EBITDA multiple increased to 4.5x in 1Q2022, up from 3.9x for 4Q2021, according to the latest DealStats Value Index, which summarizes valuation multiples and profit margins for acquired private companies by time period, sector, and size.
Hitchner’s primer on three transaction databases
“Read the instructions” to transactional databases is the advice Jim Hitchner (Financial Valuation Advisors) stressed several times in the February 2022 issue of Hardball With Hitchner.
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2021
Thanks to business brokers and other intermediaries who contribute data, DealStats is the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
FactSet Mergerstat Review, 2022
June 2022 PDF
FactSet Mergerstat
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2020
Thanks to business brokers and other intermediaries who contribute data, DealStats is the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
2021 EBITDA multiples down slightly, per DealStats
Despite the vaccination rollout starting in the first quarter of 2021, EBITDA multiples ticked slightly lower, to 3.8x, according to BVR’s DealStats Value Index (DVI) report for 2Q 2021.
New Study Analyzes Earnout Data in DealStats
What the BVR DealStats database reveals about the nature of earnouts, keeping in mind the fact that the pandemic has affected some industries far greater than a “normal” recession.
2020 EBITDA multiples rebound, per DealStats
In 2Q20, EBITDA multiples (median selling price/EBITDA) across all industries dropped to 3.7x as deal activity almost came to a halt, according to BVR’s DealStats Value Index (DVI) report for 1Q 2021.
3Q20 private-company EBITDA multiples rise, per DealStats
After a drop in 2Q20, EBITDA multiples (median selling price/EBITDA) across all industries increased to 5.1x in the third quarter of 2020, the highest level since 2018, according to BVR’s DealStats Value Index (DVI) report.
Architecture and Engineering Business Valuation and M&A Transaction Study, Seventh Edition
February 2019 PDF
Rusk O'Brien Gido Partners
Rusk O'Brien Gido Partners
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