The middle market segment, consisting of companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $1 billion, has emerged as a thriving area of opportunity and growth for business owners and sellers.
Many Texas business owners we speak with feel that securing a serious offer from a qualified buyer is the largest hurdle in realizing the sale of their business.
Middle market valuations averaged 7.0x and unwavering debt support continued middle market private transactions through Q3 2016 as reported.Analytical databases collect and publishes proprietary valuation, leverage and key deal terms benchmarks on completed transactions valued between $10-250mm.
The climate for M&A in Texas, while for the most part in accordance with the greater M&A market in the United States, definitely has some particular characteristics of its own.
After months of middle-market acquirers describing heavy deal activity characterized by abundant leverage and upward valuation pressure, these trends are fully present in our Data Q1 numbers: