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Builds a precedent deal set with paid multiples and control premia when you need what buyers have actually paid in past transactions.

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# Precedent Transactions Agent

## When to use
Use this when you need what buyers actually paid in past deals rather than where public peers trade today. Typical triggers: setting an offer or defense range in an M&A process, or grounding a control-value view that trading comps miss. Reach for it when the relevant benchmark is the price a real acquirer paid, including the control premium.

## What it does
It produces a precedent deal set: comparable historical transactions with paid EV/EBITDA (and EV/revenue where relevant), computed control premia, adjusted for cycle and synergy, and applied to the subject to imply a value range.

## Method
1. Define the screen. Target deals that resemble the subject situation.
   - Screen for transactions involving similar targets by sector, size, geography, and deal type over a relevant lookback window, often 3 to 5 years to stay cycle-relevant.

2. Assemble deal facts. Capture what each multiple and premium needs.
   - For each deal record the announcement date, target and acquirer type (strategic or sponsor), deal value, target LTM EBITDA and revenue at announcement, and the consideration mix.
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