How has current economic conditions impacted deal flow?

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September 25, 2022

by a searcher from Vanderbilt University in Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Curious how other searcher's deal flow compares to this time last year. How about companies revenues and EBITDA? How severe has the economy hurt your target companies? Thanks in advance for your input.

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from University of Southern California in North Palm Beach, FL, USA
It's a complete waste of time to stay up all night worrying about these topics. Good deals are made no matter what the external or internal circumstances, or you name it. Learn how successful and profitable dealmakers source and do deals; don't waste time listening to people trying to find deals who don't complete worthwhile deals. Business school thinking needs to be left at business school.
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Reply by a searcher
from BI Norwegian Business School in Laguna Niguel, CA, USA
The bid ask spread seems to be widening, with sellers not fully willing to adjust valuation expectations. In terms of portfolio companies, we're in the disaster property restoration space, which is fairly resilient to economic cycles, which was part of the reason we entered. So far no impact. On the contrary, hurricane Ian is set to increase business activity.
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