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PARAMETERS UPDATE P5.8

Equidam

You can refer to the table at this link to see how they will change for your country specifically. Industry EBITDA multiples used in the VC and DCF with multiple methods Our multiples are based on public market conditions at the beginning of the current year. Data is taken at the global level and aggregated by industry.

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M&A Terms Every Business Owner Should Know

Class VI Partner

Buyers and sellers often disagree about what are truly one-time expenses (one of our favorite sayings is: “Life is a series of one-time events”), or what expenses a buyer should not expect to incur going forward (e.g., EBITDA Multiple EBITDA Multiple refers to the multiple of EBITDA used to determine a company’s enterprise value.

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Material Adverse Effect Clauses

Erik A. Lopez

” Thus, the MAE qualification renders some adverse events irrelevant and non-actionable under the agreement. Note that, in this context, the inclusion of the MAE concept is favorable to the seller because it reduces the disclosure obligations and risk of breach by the seller. Material Adverse Effect Definition.

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MAEjor Ruling: Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Target Suffers Material Adverse Effect and Acquirer Could Back Out of Transaction

Cooley M&A

M&A practitioners have long advised boards of directors that the Delaware courts have never found that the events or circumstances in a particular transaction met the contractual standard of having a material adverse effect (or MAE) as defined in a merger or acquisition agreement.

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The Mysteries of M&A Fees

Class VI Partner

A similar structure might be used, but instead of dollar amounts being the different cut-offs, multiples of EBITDA paid by the buyer based on the company’s trailing twelve months of EBITDA might be used. CoPilot will help you identify what specific risks your business has that decrease company value and reduce your certainty of close.

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