Value Drivers and Deal Readiness
Learn strategies to increase business value before a transaction, from understanding value drivers to reducing concentration risk.
"Every dollar of EBITDA is not created equal. Your job is to build a business that earns premium multiples—not just premium profits."
Valuation multiples vary enormously—not just by industry, but by company characteristics. The difference between a 4x and 8x EBITDA multiple can mean millions of dollars.
Buyers pay premiums for businesses that are growing, diversified, well-managed, and transferable. They discount businesses with concentration risk, key person dependencies, and messy financials.
In this topic, you'll learn what drives business value from a buyer's perspective, how to identify and strengthen your value drivers, and how to position your business to command premium multiples. You'll understand what makes businesses attractive to acquirers.
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Value is in the eye of the buyer—understand their perspective
Concentration risk is a multiple killer
Transferability means the business runs without you
Growth trajectory matters more than current size
The best time to prepare for a sale is years before you sell
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