Precedent Transaction Intelligence

A precedent transaction database for deal analysis.

PrivyLogic is a metered database of precedent M&A deal terms and valuation multiples. Search by industry and subsector, geography and country, or target ownership to pull the comparables you need in the browser. Core, Pro and Enterprise also include API and MCP access. Before choosing a plan, see how to evaluate precedent transaction data for status, value and source quality.

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PRIVYLOGIC / BUYER CHECKLIST DATA REVIEW

Four checks before using a deal as a comparable

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Precedent transaction data Review the evidence
Deal statusAnnounced or closed?
Value basisEquity or EV?
Metric periodLTM or NTM?
DisclosureCheck filing
HOW TO EVALUATE DEAL DATA →

Record fit and evidence

See which fields support a usable precedent.

Disclosed terms differ by deal. A search match may lack a defensible enterprise value or earnings denominator. Inspect the available fields and verify material numbers before including a transaction in a multiple set.

01

Parties & status

Identify the target, buyer and transaction type. Keep announcement and completion dates distinct; named sellers and advisers depend on disclosure.

Check deal status
02

Value & terms

Check the currency and whether a disclosed amount is equity value, enterprise value or another measure. Note the stake and consideration mix where available.

Reconcile deal value
03

Multiples & periods

A deal may have no usable multiple. For EV/EBITDA or EV/revenue, check whether it was reported or calculated and which financial period it uses.

Trace a multiple
04

Public evidence

Reconcile material figures with dated public documents. An undisclosed value, adjustment or earnings denominator must remain unavailable in the analysis.

Find public filings

Test a few deals you already know against the database before choosing a plan. The known-deal coverage audit separates records found, records verified and multiples usable for your mandate.

How access works

From search result to usable precedent.

A search result is a candidate, not a valuation observation. Use the database to narrow the set, reveal relevant records, then check the material figures against public evidence. Use the database evaluation guide to test a provider against deals you already know.

01 / SEARCH

Find candidate deals

Search by industry and geography, then narrow by subsector, country or target ownership. Keep the deals relevant to your mandate on a short list.

02 / REVEAL

Open records selectively

Searches and record reveals use separate monthly allowances. Revealing a deal with a multiple also draws on the smaller “with multiples” allowance.

03 / VERIFY

Check the public evidence

Before using a value or multiple, verify deal status, value basis, currency and financial period against public disclosures. Leave undisclosed inputs blank.

A plan-fit trial

Count searches and reveals before choosing a plan.

For example, one search might return three relevant deals. If you open two records and one carries a valuation multiple, your trial uses:

Searches
1One request, even with three results
Record reveals
2Both records you opened
With-multiples reveals
1One of those two records

Illustrative usage only; it does not describe the number of deals or multiples available in PrivyLogic.

  1. Choose known deals. Start with a few public transactions relevant to your mandate, including one with thin financial disclosure. Download the blank deal audit.
  2. Track each request and reveal. Log each search once. Count opened records, including those later excluded after checking public sources; a reveal with a multiple uses both reveal allowances.
  3. Compare plans. Size all three monthly allowances from your trial. Lite supports browser research; Core, Pro and Enterprise also include REST API and remote MCP access.

Use the known-deal evaluation guide to classify each record as usable, pending verification or excluded before treating it as a valuation observation.

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Choose by task

Match the data to the decision you need to make.

The same search result can support a shortlist but lack the disclosed inputs for a valuation multiple. Test the fields you need before sizing access.

01 / SCREEN

Build a comparable-deal shortlist

Start with industry, geography and target-ownership filters. Check whether each result matches the target, buyer and transaction event you need before opening records.

Test known-deal coverage
02 / VALUE

Defend a transaction multiple

After a reveal, check status, equity versus enterprise value, currency and the denominator period against public disclosures. Keep a multiple out of the set when a required input is undisclosed.

Test an EV/EBITDA record
03 / INTEGRATE

Use data in a repeatable workflow

For programmatic research, compare Core, Pro and Enterprise: those plans include REST API and remote MCP access. Preserve source checks and practitioner review in the model you build.

Review an evidence schema

Count expected searches, record reveals and reveals with multiples separately. Browser research is available on Lite; API and MCP require Core or above. Compare current plans and allowances

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See the database for yourself.

Review the access plans for sourced precedent-transaction research, or contact us if you need to discuss coverage and data quality first.

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