What number of employees should a target company have?

by a searcher from Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Nova School of Business and Economics

2 years ago

I am especially interested in European companies. I believe there should be some minimum and maximum number of employees, which are capable of working together without bigger bottlenecks and are not too complex to manage. I am also interested in any ratios (i.e. EBITDA/employee) that might help as a rule of thumb.

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searcher from Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Nova School of Business and Economics

Thanks Kentin!

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This depends on the industry and acquirers desire. Some buyers want high revenue/low headcount, which results in less personnel management but makes each position being filled more important. Other buyers prefer a larger headcount, which indicates if one position becomes vacant it's not as impactful to the overall operation.

2 years ago | like reply | 1 like

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