Valuation: Comps & Precedents
What are the main screening criteria for selecting precedent transactions, and how do they differ from selecting trading comps?
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Common to both: same industry/business model, similar size and growth/margin profile, geography. Unique to precedents: the recency/timing of the DEAL matters enormously because multiples paid reflect…
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