Private Market Comparables

Private Market Transactions

Comparable Private Market Transactions

Private Market Comparables

For business valuators using the market approach, private market transaction data is used to determine value by comparing the subject company or ownership interest to similar businesses, business ownership interests, securities, or intangible assets that have been sold.

Following are DATA resources for comparable private market transactions. Click the underlined titles to go to the specific database.

BIZCOMPS

BIZCOMPS® provides almost 12,000 comparable sales transactions, over a 10-year period, for businesses that have sold for under one million dollars. You can export BIZCOMPS data either into Excel or ValuSource valuation software.

DealStats

DealStats provides detailed market comparable data, essential for valuing businesses, determining sales prices, benchmarking performance, and conducting fairness opinion research.

Goodwill Registry

Over 3,000 transactions containing the intangible values (goodwill) of medical and dental practices.

PeerComps

PeerComps provides accurate, reliable small business transaction data compiled exclusively from SBA lenders, facilitating precise market valuations.

PitchBook

PitchBook is a financial data and research platform that compiles detailed information on public and private companies, investors, funds, and transactions. It is widely used across the financial services industry for data-driven analysis and research related to capital markets, private equity, venture capital, and M&A activity.

PrivCo

PrivCo is a data platform that compiles detailed information on private U.S. companies, focusing on businesses with annual revenues exceeding $1 million. It provides structured insights on financial performance, ownership, and executive contacts for organizations that are often not covered by venture-backed or M&A-centered databases.

Private Market Transactions