Leaders of Growth

#54 Behind the Numbers: Exploring SaaS Company Valuations and M&A Trends, with Marcin Majewski (Founder, Aventis Advisors)

May 11, 2023 Arthur Nobel from Knight Capital
Leaders of Growth
#54 Behind the Numbers: Exploring SaaS Company Valuations and M&A Trends, with Marcin Majewski (Founder, Aventis Advisors)
Show Notes

Our latest episode features Marcin Majewski, Founder and Managing Director of Aventis Advisors, an M&A advisory firm focusing on technology and growth companies, who shares his insights and experiences from the front lines of technology mergers and acquisitions.

Recently, Aventis Advisors launched comprehensive research on valuation trends and multiples in the Public and M&A market for SaaS companies.

In this episode, we dive deep into Marcin's research and discuss:

• How does the current market environment impact tech M&A valuations, and what should investors consider?
• The differences between public and private multiples.
Why are SaaS businesses valued higher than on-premise software businesses, and how have their premiums changed recently?
• How the "small company discount" market valuation trends.
• Valuation Drivers: How does business size affect valuations, and what factors contribute to higher valuations for larger companies?
• Valuations from private deals vs. those from public markets.
• Revenue multiples vs. EBITDA multiples.
• How should founders approach understanding their company valuation.

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