Professional Services: September 2026 sector report

Composed from 9 research facts recorded in September 2026, drawn from 7 source documents. Every figure names the record it came from and the date that record speaks for.

In brief

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Sector multiple

EV to EBITDA: 5.3x to 10.5x, median 7.6x. Our own estimate, worked out by MANDA Institute (Q1 2026). Nobody publishes this figure. Source: MANDA Institute sector estimate (MANDA Institute), as of 31 March 2026.

Eurozone all sector anchor, for context: median 8.6x, range 7.8x to 10.0x. An independent firm published this figure: the Argos Mid-Market Index, from Argos Wityu / Epsilon Research (Q1 2026). Source: Argos Mid-Market Index, as of 31 March 2026.

Transaction records

0 approved by a reviewer and 1 awaiting review. No figure from an unapproved record is printed.

deal volume: 3 facts

First time private equity is selling Dutch accounting firms, rather than buying them (Private equity zet Nederlandse accountantskantoren in de etalage)
Owners of accounting firms De Jong & Laan and Newtone are preparing a sale (Private equity zet Nederlandse accountantskantoren in de etalage)
Owners of De Jong & Laan and Newtone are preparing a sale, a first for Dutch accounting firms where private equity previously only bought firms. (How Battery Storage is Changing the Economics of Data Center Power)

regulatory: 3 facts

Dutch lawyers oppose legislative proposal allowing the Public Prosecution Service to filter confidential lawyer correspondence instead of the examining magistrate, citing threats to legal privilege and the rule of law. (Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News)
UK seals free trade agreement with Switzerland including GBP 5.2bn services deal and separate agreement for travellers to use Swiss E-gates (Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Wirtschafts-News | Handelsblatt)
UK targets services exports in China trade talks (Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Wirtschafts-News | Handelsblatt)

competitor move: 2 facts

EY appoints Jan Brorhilker as new Germany head, succeeding Henrik Ahlers (Wanneer valt de stroom uit door een aanval? ‘Voorkomen gaat niet meer’)
French AI consultancy Artefact acquires Munich-based AI boutique Nunatak to enter German market (Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News)

succession stat: 1 fact

EY appoints Jan Brorhilker as new Germany head, succeeding Henrik Ahlers in January (Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Wirtschafts-News | Handelsblatt)

Records this report rests on

Our own estimate, worked out by MANDA Institute (Q1 2026). Nobody publishes this figure. (31 March 2026)
An independent firm published this figure: the Argos Mid-Market Index, from Argos Wityu / Epsilon Research (Q1 2026) (31 March 2026)
Private equity zet Nederlandse accountantskantoren in de etalage
How Battery Storage is Changing the Economics of Data Center Power
Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News
Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Wirtschafts-News | Handelsblatt
Wanneer valt de stroom uit door een aanval? ‘Voorkomen gaat niet meer’
Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News
Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Wirtschafts-News | Handelsblatt