Pratt's Stats, Business Valuation Resources' private company merger & acquisitions database surpasses 20,000 transactions

PORTLAND, Ore., June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is pleased to announce that Pratt's Stats, its exclusive online private company merger and acquisition database, has now amassed details on more than 20,000 private company transactions. Thanks to the users of Pratt's Stats, BVR continues to improve the product and introduce it to valuation stakeholders beyond the business appraisal market.

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"When we first created Pratt's Stats back in 1996, I never could have imagined we would someday amass more than 20,000 sold private companies," said Shannon Pratt, CFA, FASA, MCBA, MCBC, CM&AA. "Everyone, from the contributing business intermediaries to the wonderful staff at BVR, has put so much time and effort into this database—the results are truly amazing. Pratt's Stats continues to be the leading private company transaction database."

Stakeholders in private company deals have consistently relied on Pratt's Stats to effectively conduct a business valuation, derive a selling price, or perform a fairness opinion analysis. The private company comparables in the database include transactions in 891 NAICS codes and 779 SIC codes. In addition, subscribers to Pratt's Stats can take advantage of the Pratt's Stats Analyzer, an Excel-based tool that greatly improves the ability to select and deselect transactions, complete an analysis, and export any or all of their worksheets to a new Excel workbook.

Highlights of the Pratt's Stats database include:

• Easy searching to identify comparable transactions by keyword, revenue range, industry name, SIC code, profitability margins, company name, and more
• Access to hard-to-find data on how deals are structured including payment terms, purchase price allocations, employment agreements, non-compete agreements, private company financial statements, private company financial ratios
• Ability to track market pricing trends via Pratt's Stats timely deal updates
• Asking price vs. selling price comparisons for spread analysis
• Listing date and selling date inclusions for time-on-market analysis

For more information, please contact Doug Twitchell at (971) 200-4839 or [email protected].

About Business Valuation Resources, LLC (BVR)
Every top business valuation firm depends on BVR for authoritative market data, continuing professional education, and expert opinion. Our customers include business appraisers, certified public accountants, merger and acquisition professionals, business brokers, lawyers and judges, private equity and venture capitalists, owners, CFOs, and many others.

Contact:
Doug Twitchell, Publisher
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 1200
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (971) 200-4839
Fax: (503) 291-7955
Website:  www.BVResources.com
Email: [email protected]

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