Our latest M&A reports show how company valuations and deal activity have shifted across sectors in H1 2025, giving private company owners useful context for how their business might look through a buyer’s eyes.

We cover six industry sectors and their sub-sectors. To view the report most relevant to you, simply select your sector below:

Consumer
Financial Services
Healthcare
Industrials
Support Services
Technology, Media and Telecoms

• Some industries reached record-high multiples
• Others held steady
• A few saw sharper falls

• Average trading and transaction multiples, including companies valued at $5m-150m
• How deal volumes have shifted in the past six months
• Ten-year trend lines showing how today’s figures compare in a longer-term context

While the reports highlight market indicators and trends, our conversations with business owners often turn to what this means in practice and how to prepare well in advance of a sale.

That is where our Positioning and Readiness Optimisation (PRO) Review comes in. It helps you see your business through a buyer’s eyes, understand its true value today, and identify how to increase it. The review is designed to put you in the strongest position, so any decision about whether and when to sell is well grounded and your business is ready to achieve the best outcome when the time is right.

If you are starting to think about a future sale, we would be happy to talk in complete confidence about whether a PRO Review is right for you.