DealMatrix GmbH

Valuing a startup or an unlisted SME is one of the most complex tasks in private finance. Unlike listed companies, where the market continuously expresses a price, private companies have no observable valuations: every deal is negotiated in the absence of public reference prices, with information asymmetry between buyers, sellers, and investors. DealMatrix GmbH has built a private market valuation intelligence platform, providing EV/sales and EV/EBITDA multiples customised by sector, development stage, and geographic region. The product responds to a very specific demand from private equity and venture capital investors, M&A advisers, and founders who want to understand at what multiple the market is buying and selling companies similar to theirs. DealMatrix data is built on time series, which allows users to understand not only where multiples are today but how they have moved over time and in response to economic cycles. Customisation by sector, stage, and region is fundamental — the multiples of a European SaaS company at seed stage are completely different from those of an industrial company undergoing a buyout, and aggregating them into a single number would be meaningless. The association with Venionaire, an investor and adviser in the private market, suggests positioning at the heart of the European venture and private equity ecosystem. In a market where information is the primary competitive advantage, DealMatrix offers its clients the type of data that until a few years ago was accessible only to large institutional players.