Deal Comparator
What have buyers been acquiring in your sector? Explore reported M&A transactions to put your own exit plans in context. Enter your email to try the free Deal Comparator.
- Narrow your search by sector, country and approximate deal size.
- Preview up to three matching transactions, with company names redacted.
- See announced dates, deal status and reported values where available.
Put real transactions in context
Understand the market before planning your exit
A headline about a business sale is a starting point, not a valuation of your own company. The Deal Comparator helps you explore reported transactions in the Exit Mode M&A archive, so you can ask better questions about the market you might one day sell into.
How to use the free comparator
- Choose the sector closest to your business.
- Optionally narrow the country and approximate size band.
- Review up to three matches, including available dates, status and reported deal values.
The free preview redacts buyer and target names. The Exit Mode Toolkit provides up to five named matches per search, with headlines and links to the full deal records.
What the numbers can tell you
Look for context rather than a price promise. A company in your sector may have a different size, growth rate, profit margin or deal structure. Those differences matter when comparing transactions.
Many deals do not disclose a price. Any median shown uses only returned transactions with reported values, converted approximately to GBP. It is not an EBITDA multiple or an estimate of your business’s value.
A useful starting point, not a complete market study
Searches use sector keywords and a recent subset of the archive, so they can miss relevant deals or include less direct comparisons. The size control is labelled “Target revenue band” in the tool, but currently filters on reported deal value where available, not verified company revenue. Undisclosed-value deals may still appear.
Use the results to guide further research and conversations with your advisers, not as a stand-alone valuation or an indication that a particular buyer will acquire your company.