CEPRES With Bain & Company Show How To Find Best Value US Buyouts Even In Competitive Markets

NEW YORK, March 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A unique analysis by CEPRES that highlights value creation opportunities in US Buyouts is featured in the latest Bain & Co. Global Private Equity Report. Despite increasing competition by PE funds to invest in quality US corporates, CEPRES' analysis of EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) entry multiples vs. earnings CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) proves growth opportunities exist across the market. The large dispersion of earnings growth presents a challenge to identify strategies with greatest growth and lowest defaults, which CEPRES delivers to LPs and GPs via its online investment decision platform.

CEPRES provides advanced online investment analytics to leading investors (LPs) and asset managers (GPs) in private capital markets and with the latest analysis proves how value can be identified in even the most competitive and demanding conditions.

Highlights:

• Unique analysis of EBITDA entry pricing vs CAGR of US Buyouts
• Entry prices range between 6x and 10x EBITDA multiple
• Median earnings growth between 5% - 15%
• Results show opportunities exist even in most competitive markets
• Further analysis by region, segment, deal size and sector available to CEPRES subscribers

To download the full Bain report from our News page: http://www.cepres.com/press-room/news/

Comment:

"CEPRES . . . undertook an analysis of buyouts completed since the downturn . . . show that for any EBITDA multiple a GP may pay for assets, there is a wide range of outcomes for earnings growth . . . [Bain & Co.] conclusion: GPs can still find businesses with value-creation opportunities that others don't see—and buy them for less than full price."
 – Bain & Company, Global Private Equity Report 2015

About CEPRES

CEPRES is a privately held, independent company that provides a confidential online investment decision platform for private capital markets. CEPRES analytics are used by leading institutional investors (LPs) and asset managers (GPs) to inform investment decisions by uncovering value, forecasting cash, NAV & risk and screening investment track records. CEPRES improves the outcomes of investments in private capital with analytics based on 16 million data points of $1.3 Trillion of capital.

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