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About the Transaction Database

The Transaction Database is a public reference of consumer and retail M&A multiples, built from the same primary-source research that goes into the Mergers & Tribulations newsletter.

This is a project created by Nicolas Murat, a private equity fund manager and former investment banker.

What's in it

Every figure here is transcribed from a primary document: a fairness opinion in a merger proxy, an SEC filing, a company release, an investor presentation, or, in rare instances, sell-side research. Nothing is estimated, interpolated, or licensed from a data vendor. Where a multiple is missing, it is because the source did not disclose it, not because it has been left out.

How the data is recorded →

What it is not

This is a research reference, not a valuation service. Multiples are reported as the source stated them and have not been adjusted for capital structure, one-offs, or differences in accounting treatment. Verify against the linked filing before relying on any figure.

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