Source:
1. Closed Private Company Transactions
- The platform is built on actual closed middle-market M&A transactions, emphasizing private company deals.
- Data on EBITDA multiples, enterprise values, and deal structures come directly from transaction documents, regulatory filings, press releases, and deal announcements.
2. Professional Contributions
- A significant portion of the data is submitted directly by valuation professionals—appraisers, bankers, and deal advisors—who provide anonymized deal details from their engagements.
- This peer-sourced approach ensures that the platform reflects “real-world, practitioner-level benchmarks.”
3. Analyst Review and Curation
BVR’s internal team, led by experts like Adam Manson, reviews each entry, standardizing valuation metrics and ensuring completeness and comparability across industries and deal types
4. Broad Coverage & Industry Segmentation
- The database includes 2,000+ private business transactions, covering a wide range of industries and deal sizes.
- Users can filter data by industry, revenue size, EBITDA range, and deal type to select accurate comparables.
5. Regular Updates
The platform is continuously updated, as new private deals are closed and added. Analytical reports and data distributions across sectors are refreshed periodically.
| Source |
Description |
| Closed private M&A deals |
Actual transaction data (valuations & multiples) |
| Valuation professionals |
Peer-submitted deal specifics |
| Internal analyst standardization |
Ensures data quality and consistency |
| 2,000+ transactions & filtering |
Industry-specific benchmarking |
| Ongoing updates |
Keeps data current and relevant |
Available from: Business Valuation Resources (BVR)
