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Is Shrinking Deal Volume a Leading Indicator for Multiples?
The Q1 numbers are in. Based on valuations, alone, dealmakers appear bullish. M&A multiples are up, and PE valuations involving the largest companies have only gotten richer in the first quarter. Yet buyers also seem to be showing more caution based on a precipitous drop in the number of transactions – hitting a six-year trough — and the total value of domestic PE activity, which is off its pace by more than $65 billion compared to the same period last year.
Whether this is just a temporary pause following a busy fourth quarter or indicative of a waning appetite to pay top prices remains to be seen.
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