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May 9 , 2006 – Post Spitzer, Merger Activity Picking Up, says Mystic Capital
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Broker Multiples Compressed. Here Is Why It Is Still a Strong Time to Sell.
Kevin Donoghue on Insurance Banter with Chris Burand. Mystic Capital co-founder Kevin Donoghue joined Chris Burand on the Insurance Banter podcast to discuss agency valuations, AI, private equity, and timing a sale. Key takeaways below. The headline most owners are reacting to Publicly traded insurance broker valuations have compressed sharply. Over roughly fifteen months, the…
Jan 29, 2002- Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions – chronicling the industry’s restructing
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Jan, 2003 – Do Multiples Sound Too Good to be True?
Valuing Your Insurance Distribution Business: If the multiples you are hearing about sound to good to be true, they probably are! By, Mathew Klossner You may have read an article recently where an industry consultant quoted current valuation multiples for acquisitions at 8 times EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization). Or maybe you…