Market Research
Discover how MANDA Institute conducts market research to deliver accurate, multi-method business valuations across European markets.
- Our Research Process
- A rigorous 6-step methodology ensures accurate and reliable valuations
- Data Collection
- Uses data from official registries (Companies House, KVK, Eurostat, and ECB), a published benchmark of completed sales of medium sized European businesses, and selected industry publications.
- Validation & Cleaning
- Cross-referencing data points, removing outliers, and standardising formats across different sources.
- AI Analysis
- Machine learning models analyse patterns, identify comparable transactions, and extract relevant metrics.
- Industry Mapping
- Classifying companies using GICS sector taxonomy and mapping to relevant peer groups.
- Multiple Calculation
- Computing EBITDA, revenue, and asset-based multiples with statistical confidence intervals.
- Benchmark Maintenance
- Periodic review and refresh of industry benchmarks as new registry filings, completed business sale publications, and industry reports become available.
- EBITDA Multiple Analysis
- Comparing your EBITDA to transaction multiples from comparable deals in your industry and geography.
- Identify comparable transactions from the past 24 months
- Adjust for size, growth rate, and market conditions
- Calculate range based on quartile distribution
- Best for: Established businesses with positive EBITDA
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
- Projecting future cash flows and discounting them to present value using appropriate risk-adjusted rates.
- Build 5-year financial projections based on historical trends
- Calculate terminal value using perpetuity growth method
- Determine WACC based on industry risk profiles
- Best for: High-growth companies with predictable cash flows
- Revenue Multiple Analysis
- Valuation based on revenue multiples for companies where profitability metrics are less relevant.
- Benchmark against public company trading multiples
- Apply private company discount (typically 20-30%)
- Best for: Early-stage or high-growth companies
- Asset-Based Valuation
- Calculating value based on the fair market value of tangible and intangible assets.
- Inventory all tangible assets at fair market value
- Assess intangible assets (IP, brand, customer relationships)
- Best for: Asset-heavy businesses or liquidation scenarios
- Research Quality Metrics
- Our commitment to accuracy and reliability
- Latest Research Briefs
- AI-generated intelligence on EU, EEA and EFTA valuations, multiples and deal flow
- EU M&A Monitor Reports
- Monthly intelligence reports on European M&A activity, sector multiples, and market trends
- Our first EU M&A Monitor report is coming soon
- Experience Our Research in Action
- Get a comprehensive valuation of your business powered by our rigorous research methodology and European market intelligence.
- Built for European businesses
- Free to start. No account needed for the instant benchmark.
- The one success fee we intend to charge, only when a deal closes.
- The instant benchmark takes under 60 seconds.
- Owners across the EU, EEA, UK and wider Europe can use the valuation form.
- Export or permanently delete everything we hold, any time.
- Manufacturing & industry
- Technology & telecoms
- Consumer, retail & media
- Healthcare & education
- Professional & financial services
- Energy, transport & agriculture
- FOR BUYERS
- FOR SELLERS
- Ready to know your number?
- The instant benchmark gives you an indicative value range in under 60 seconds, measured against completed sales of medium sized European businesses. The full valuation takes about 5 minutes, uses your own financials and shows up to four methods. Both are free. Both are indicative estimates, not a formal appraisal.
- The one success fee we intend to charge applies only when a deal closes. Provisional. No engagement letter has been drafted yet, so this is how we intend to charge rather than terms you can hold us to.
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