BVU News and Trends April 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends March 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Simple Idea to Help Business Sellers Get All They Deserve
A valuation expert had a client who wanted to sell his company but had an unrealistic idea about price. The expert used DealStats to create a compelling visual that saved the deal from falling apart.
BVPro adds new guide on valuing fitness clubs
The BVResearch Pro platform adds new content continually to its collection of over 20,000 articles, books, special reports, court case digests, webinar transcripts, and more.
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.
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2023 Edition
January 2023 PDF, Softcover (426 pages)
BVR (editor)
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.
BV News and Trends October 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
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.
BV News and Trends April 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
A ‘Radical’ Market Data Approach to Startup Valuations
Michael Blake (Brady Ware & Co.) has issued a challenge to appraisers of early-stage companies: add rationality to valuing startups by relying more heavily on market inputs. The income approach is not always effective in prerevenue situations, so Blake turns to guideline public-company and transaction method alternatives.
BV News and Trends March 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
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.
Colleagues Pay Tribute to Shannon Pratt
A few words of tribute and remembrances about Shannon Pratt, who passed away recently at age 88.
Video available of Shannon Pratt memorial service
A memorial service for Shannon Pratt was held January 6 at Valley Community Presbyterian Church in Portland, Ore.
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2022 Edition
January 2022 PDF (454 pages)
BVR (editor)
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
Takeaways from an interview with Duff & Phelps
The International Valuation Standard Council (IVSC) recently interviewed David Larsen, Srividya Gopal, and James Gavin, managing directors at Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business, about their perspectives on current issues facing the valuation profession.
Memories and condolences for Shannon Pratt
Postings have started to appear on the obituary page for Shannon Pratt, who passed away November 26 at age 88.