Deal Execution: Comparing Companies & Similar Transactions

Learn how to conduct your comparable company analysis in PitchBook.

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About this course

Once you know which company you want to target, it's time to find out what that company's really worth. Fortunately for you, PitchBook has all the information you need to build a comp like never before—including detailed data on precedent transactions, public company fundamentals and consensus estimates.

In this course, we'll guide you through the steps to conducting comparable company analysis within the PitchBook Platform.

Who should take this course?

  • VCs
  • PE deal teams
  • Buy-side investment bankers
  • Strategic acquirers

Duration: 18 mins

We'll cover:

  • Searching for similar companies.
  • Pulling precedent transaction data.
  • Analyzing your comps using pivot tables.
  • And more!

Previous course: Deal Sourcing: Curating your List of Target Companies

Curriculum18 mins

  • Introduction
  • Company Profiles (3 mins)
  • Exploring a company profile
  • Similar Companies Searches (6 mins)
  • Similar companies search for VC
  • Similar companies search for PE and M&A
  • Building and utilizing charts
  • Precedent Transaction Searches (5 mins)
  • Precedent transactions search for VC
  • Precedent transactions search for PE and M&A
  • Building and utilizing pivot tables
  • Knowledge Check
  • Additional Resources
  • Course Survey
  • Free eBook
  • Conclusion

About this course

Once you know which company you want to target, it's time to find out what that company's really worth. Fortunately for you, PitchBook has all the information you need to build a comp like never before—including detailed data on precedent transactions, public company fundamentals and consensus estimates.

In this course, we'll guide you through the steps to conducting comparable company analysis within the PitchBook Platform.

Who should take this course?

  • VCs
  • PE deal teams
  • Buy-side investment bankers
  • Strategic acquirers

Duration: 18 mins

We'll cover:

  • Searching for similar companies.
  • Pulling precedent transaction data.
  • Analyzing your comps using pivot tables.
  • And more!

Previous course: Deal Sourcing: Curating your List of Target Companies

Curriculum18 mins

  • Introduction
  • Company Profiles (3 mins)
  • Exploring a company profile
  • Similar Companies Searches (6 mins)
  • Similar companies search for VC
  • Similar companies search for PE and M&A
  • Building and utilizing charts
  • Precedent Transaction Searches (5 mins)
  • Precedent transactions search for VC
  • Precedent transactions search for PE and M&A
  • Building and utilizing pivot tables
  • Knowledge Check
  • Additional Resources
  • Course Survey
  • Free eBook
  • Conclusion