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How does data affect exit valuation?

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Quick Answer

PwC reports data-capable companies see 25-30% higher M&A valuations. 68% of acquirers say data quality directly correlates with long-term value. Clean, structured, first-party data in queryable systems like BigQuery is a tangible asset during due diligence. Companies without owned data leave money on the table at exit.

Full Answer

Acquirers run technical due diligence on data infrastructure the way they audit financials. They assess whether customer data is owned or platform-locked, how far back historical records go, and whether the data is queryable in systems like BigQuery. Companies with documented, portable first-party data typically command 15-30% higher valuations because that data enables immediate post-acquisition upsell, churn prediction, and AI automation—capabilities that would take years to build from scratch.

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