Epsilon M&A Deal Report - Breakingviews

Transaction Multiples for the Valuation of Private Companies

Thomson Reuters > Breakingviews

Announced Date : 14 October 2009

Type : Exit ,Acquisition of Majority Stake

Deal Value : Yes

Acquirer : Thomson Reuters

Target Breakingviews

Target Country United Kingdom

Sector of activity : Financial Services, Internet

Business Description :

> Provider of online financial commentary aimed at a professional audience.

> Distribution on a subscription model : the real-time subscription service currently reaches around 15,000 fin ...

No EMAT : 20209

Transaction multiples available

	EV/Sales	EV/Gross Profit	EV/EBITDA	EV/EBIT	Eq/PBT	P/E	Price to Book
Historic
Current

: Multiple available

n.s : Multiple calculated, but not significant

Rating *

Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT

Comparable Transactions

Number of EMAT Reports : (Financial Services) = 46

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

Date	Acquirer	Target	Country	Multiples	See details
06/08/2007	Private Group led by LLoyds TSB	Direct Group	United Kingdom	0
18/05/2009	Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe	Close Brothers Corporate Finance Holdings	United Kingdom	0

Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT

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