In a 2019 survey, 41 percent of respondents worldwide said that reaching their EBITDA target prompted their most recent market exit. EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, is used to measure the overall financial performance of a company. Only one percent of respondents said that sector convergence was the most important reason for their recent exit.
Triggers that induced recent market exit among companies who divested worldwide in 2019
The report is based on interviews with global private equity executives.
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide any information regarding type of the interviews conducted.
Executives are from companies across the Americas (45%), EMEIA (30%), Asia-Pacific (20%) and Japan (5%).
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "which triggers prompted your most recent exit? Select the most important."
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