Lower Middle Market Transaction Data?

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March 12, 2026

by a searcher from Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C., USA

Hi I'm looking for suggestions on your preferred data provider for lower to middle market transactions, thinking between DealStats or GFData but happy to hear if anyone has other sources.
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Reply by an intermediary
from Georgia Institute of Technology in Houston, TX, USA
Hi ^redacted‌ - I subscribe to DealStats. I use it often when initially connecting with sellers to give them real, practical data as well as valuations. Like all the databases, it's not complete but does have decent searching, customizable exports/reports, etc. Thanks ^redacted‌
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Reply by a professional
from Portland State University in Portland, OR, USA
Hi ^redacted‌. DealStats provides data at the individual transaction level. You can view transaction reports for each business sale, with up to 212 data fields. You can select your comparable companies using filters/searching, and by additionally reviewing the individual transaction reports and selecting/deselecting comparables. The platform will then provide analytics on your selected comparables. You can also download all the details for each individual transaction to Excel, as well as any analytics the platform has created. I believe GF Data does not provide reports for single, individual transactions. My understanding is that the platform utilizes aggregated data, and users access aggregated benchmarks. You can impose a few filters, but you cannot view the underlying data for each deal. We have also added an AI component to DealStats that lets you ask questions (prompts) and receive responses backed by the underlying data. The responses explain the logic employed and provide the underlying SQL query that was used to generate your response. It can create custom analytics, data tables, graphs, explain methodology, and more for you. If you have any questions about DealStats, I would be happy to connect with you!
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