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To: SecularBull who wrote (2039)	9/17/2001 3:58:04 PM
From: Sweet Ol	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2339

Historically private software companies have mostly sold for 1-3X sales except for special situations. So, it is really just coming into what would be considered fair value for software companies. Public companies usually got a bigger value because people paid outrageous prices for them. But, for people who were buying an entire company and expect to make money on it, 1 to 3 time sales has always been in the ballpark. Best to all, JRH