Epsilon M&A Deal Report - Meetic

Transaction Multiples for the Valuation of Private Companies

Match.com Europe > Meetic

Announced Date : 30 May 2011

Type : Acquisition of Majority Stake

Deal Value : Yes

Acquirer : Match.com Europe

Target: Meetic

Target Country: France

Sector of activity : Internet

Business Description :

> Founded in 2001, Meetic provides online dating services.It manages two services in Europe:

  • online dating
  • matchmaking.

NB: Services are mainly operated under the Meetic and Meetic Affinity brands.

 

> Meetic also markets two highly complementary economic models on the dating market, one based on internet use, the other on mobile phones.

NB: 2010 Revenue breakdown:

  • Internet: 97%
  • Mobile ...

No EMAT : 23452

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

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Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT

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