This report initiates Porter, White & Company’s Quarterly Valuation Review, directed to small and middle market business owners and the professionals and financial institutions that serve them. The Review is designed to provide realistic guidance on the question, “What’s it Worth?,” keeping in mind that proper preparation for real world transactions requires analysis of specific situations based on up to date data.
Click here to download the full report with a more in-depth look at the statistics and recent valuation trends. The chart below shows a current snapshot of the private capital marketplace and estimates of required rates of return for different market participants. Returns shown are based on survey data and not actual transactions and should be considered indicative only.
Source: Derived from the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project | Capital Markets Report – 2015
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