M&A Transaction Multiples - Castle Cover

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EPSILON M&A DEAL REPORT

Transaction Multiples for the Valuation of Private Companies

Castle Cover - Valuation Multiples - Insurance Brokerage

Ageas (UK) / Castle Cover

No EMAT : 26225

Announced Date : 24/03/2011

Type : Acquisition of Majority Stake

Deal Value : Yes

Acquirer : Ageas (UK)

Target : Castle Cover

Country : England

Sector of activity :

Business Services > Professional Services > Insurance Brokerage

Business Description :

Castle Cover Limited operates as an insurance broker serving people over the age of 50 in the United Kingdom. The company offers home, car, touring and static caravan, park home, travel, pet,...

Transaction multiples available

	EV/ Sales	EV/ Gross Profit	EV/ EBITDA	EV/ EBIT	Eq/ PBT	P/E	Price to Book	Specific multiple(s)
Historic			n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.		-
Current	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rating :

	Multiple available
n.s.	Multiple calculated, but not significant

Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT

Comparable Transactions

Number of EMAT Reports / sub-sector « Insurance Brokerage » = 29

Example of comparable transactions on EMAT (same sub-sector):

02/08/2011

Giles Insurance Brokers Ltd

CBG Group Plc

England

26246

14/11/2011

Taurus Acquisition Ltd (Bidco)

THB Group

England

26181

Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT