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Links' List of Multiples and Buyers | September 2021

Links’ List of Multiples and Buyers | September 2021

Consistent and growing EBITDA along with the size premium are again driving valuation multiples in private equity transactions. Private equity transactions greater than $100 million were valued under 8.0x EBITDA for three consecutive quarters, finally rebounding in Q2-2021 to the multiple range that was transacted prior to the onset of the Covid pandemic. Valuation multiples on a whole have re-aligned to where they are expected to be with size premiums falling back in line with historical premiums.