Clearwater Multiples Heatmap: Valuations ease as PE deals slow down
Against an increasingly complex background, European PE activity slowed markedly in 3Q22 bringing down the average long-term EV/EBITDA multiples of sponsor-backed transactions, the latest Clearwater Multiples Heatmap shows.
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