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EBITDA Normalisation · Sector Multiple · Equity Bridge · Net Proceeds · Damodaran Jan 2026
01 EBITDA
02 Multiple
03 Bridge
04 Costs
→ Output
01
EBITDA & Normalisation
Last 12 months (LTM)
Reported EBITDAfrom audited or management accounts
k
Revenuefor EV/Revenue cross-check
k
Add-backs to normalised EBITDA
Common: excess owner salary · one-off legal fees · non-recurring costs · personal expenses through business
Normalised EBITDA
k
02
Sector & EV/EBITDA Multiple
Damodaran Jan 2026
SectorDamodaran US public market
Public market multipleauto-filled from sector
×
Private market discountilliquidity / SME discount
%
Applied multiple (private)override manually if needed ×
03
Debt & Equity Bridge
EV → Equity value
Net financial debtbank loans − restricted cash
k
Cash & equivalentsunrestricted, normalised
k
Other debt-like itemspensions, provisions, earnouts
k
Seller stake% of company being sold
%
04
Transaction Costs
Sell-side perspective
Advisory success fee% of equity proceeds at close
%
Legal & notarialsell-side legal only
%
Capital gains taxindividual rate — varies by country
%
Book value of sharestax cost basis (for CGT calc)
k
Enterprise Value
Select sector · enter EBITDA
Valuation build-up
Reported EBITDA
+ Add-backs
Normalised EBITDA
× EV/EBITDA applied
Equity bridge
Enterprise value
− Net financial debt
− Other debt-like items
+ Cash
Equity value
× Seller stake
Gross proceeds
Transaction costs
Advisory fee
Legal & notarial
Capital gains tax
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Net proceeds to seller
After all fees and tax
Advisory
Legal
Tax
EV sensitivity — EBITDA × Multiple
EBITDA \ Mult
Enter EBITDA and select a sector to calculate exit value.
Sources: EV/EBITDA multiples — Damodaran, NYU Stern, Jan 2026 (US, positive-EBITDA firms). Advisory fees — Firmex/Axial/DealCircle M&A Fee Guide 2024–2025. Private market discount — 25–40% illiquidity discount standard for SME transactions. Not financial advice.