Market Research
SDE multiples hold firm while buyers quietly reprice working capital
SaaS Roll-ups9 min read
Coverage
Editorial desks
Four desks cover the lower middle market. Each tracks its own transaction set and publishes against it.
SaaS Roll-ups
Vertical software consolidation, seller financing and retention-led pricing.
- Median multiple
- 5.9x
- Transactions
- 3
- Articles
- 2
Sector Brief
Vertical SaaS consolidators slow their cadence, raise their bar
SaaS Roll-ups6 min read
Industrial PE Bolt-ons
Platform acquisitions across fabrication, distribution and field services.
- Median multiple
- 4.8x
- Transactions
- 6
- Articles
- 1
Deal Analysis
Industrial sponsors return to fabrication, and pay for capacity
Industrial PE Bolt-ons7 min read
Healthcare Services
Physician practice transitions, dental groups and outpatient networks.
- Median multiple
- 6.7x
- Transactions
- 4
- Articles
- 1
Sector Brief
Dental group transitions live or die on the associate question
Healthcare Services5 min read
Business Services
Staffing, compliance and managed service providers changing hands.
- Median multiple
- 4.5x
- Transactions
- 4
- Articles
- 2
Founder Playbook
Earn-outs are back, and they are longer than founders expect
Business Services8 min read
Founder Playbook
What a clean quality of earnings report actually buys a founder
Business Services6 min read