A bright outlook for private transactions
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There will be a rise in private company prices in the UK if the growth in the amount of capital available for investment is not matched by a rise in the supply of private company investment opportunities. Financial institutions have already made some quality investments at high prices, with trade purchasers being outbid. The private company price earnings ratio remained stable at 11.0 in the quarter ending Sep 1997, and there are indications that it may be returning to levels last seen at the end of 1993.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1997
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Will p/es for larger private sales continue to rise?
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P/e ratios have been stronger in the UK in 1997 than in 1994, 1995 and 1996 in the 5 million pounds sterling and above deal size sector. P/es have only fallen in the very bottom end of the market. There are strong links between deal size and level of p/e, with larger companies attracting higher p/es than smaller ones. The discount between the market and the BDO Stoy Hayward/Acquisitions Monthly Private Company Price Index is now around as high as it has been since the index was first published.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1998
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Index solid as private company earnings rebound
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Private company prices in the UK continue to rise sharply, according to the BDO Stoy Hayward/Acquisitions Monthly private company price index for the first quarter of 1996. Some observers feel that there will soon be a downward trend following the recent sharp increase in the stock market. However, others feel that further increases in the FTSE 100 are likely, forecasting that it will be 5-10% higher than the present level by the end of 1996.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1996
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