Method 3: Completed Transaction Comparables
The final method we examine here is completed transaction comparables, which are recent deals similar to the one you are contemplating. You can access information on these through a research company such as Mergerstat, Pratt’s Stats, or (for small transactions) BIZCOMPS. If you are a food processing company looking to buy a meat supplier, you can search for like deals in your industry and come up with a list of transactions that give a purchase price along with basic financials for the buyer and the seller. You will then have enough information to determine a value for your prospect by comparing what you know of the company with the already completed deals in which other meat suppliers were bought. ...
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