2022 M&A Monitor Report – Vlerick Business School

Based on approximately 200 surveyed M&A professionals (including Overnamepartners), Vlerick Business School reports its annual M&A monitor.
Acquisition prices based on the average EV/EBITDA multiple across all sectors amounted to 6.7x in 2021—slightly higher than the pre-COVID level of 6.5x.
The average multiple ranges from 4.5x for the segment ( €100 million).
The strong increase in acquisition prices in recent years mainly applies to transactions in the higher-value segment.

Acquisition prices for the segment below< €5 million have remained relatively stable.   Send a message to ‘lieven@overnamepartners.be’ if you wish to receive the full report.