Finding comparable transaction data

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by an member from Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
in 11100 San Fernando, Cádiz, España

6yrs ago

Finding comparable transaction data

How do you find comparable business transaction data? Any recommended database? Talking to people in the industry?...
What's you approach?

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reply by an intermediary 6yrs ago
from City University of New York (CUNY) System in Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

Although there are many databases (like Pratts, Valuesource, etc) that can provide you with comps and market data, just a word of warning - the playing field is different for many of the comps, You will see, at times, huge variations in the multiples. You have to view with a nuanced approach. For example, one deal can be at 4.3X, and another at 10X. Well 10X of course, for my example business may be too large, but because there is context missing from the facts presented, it calculates that way. You can get a guideline, but further analysis is both justified and needed to compare with your target company.

reply by a professional 4yrs ago
from University of Southern California in North Palm Beach, FL, USA

This works for me and my clients. What about for you? redacted