An Objective Perspective - Business Valuations Post COVID-19, The Impact of Fear, Uncertainty and an Economic Downturn

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by an investor from Curtin University - Curtin Business School
in Perth WA, Australia

6yrs ago

An Objective Perspective - Business Valuations Post COVID-19, The Impact of Fear, Uncertainty and an Economic Downturn

Has the concept of “Fair Market Value” changed in a the post- Covid19 economy?

Post 2 of 5 today goes into the aspect of having an objective perspective with consideration to “Fair market value.”

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reply by an investor 6yrs ago
from University of Colorado at Boulder in Horsham, PA, USA

PE firms were paying a lot less than 7-8x in the early days. Not that different from search funds, at least for private firms. With time those multiples went up and hit 8x for middle market firms and 12x for large ones.

reply by an investor 6yrs ago
from Curtin University in Perth WA, Australia

Hi George, very true. There has been an expansion in multiples in the PE space and recently it seems in the Search Fund in the US. We haven't experienced that to the same extent in Australia in where good small-mid market businesses can still be found at <5x.