# Broker Valuation Multiples: A Methodology Audit of the Public Aggregates

**Edition:** PPR-CRITIQUE-2026-V1
**Status:** DRAFT — not yet published
**Prepared by:** Private Practice Research Team — Editorial Desk

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## Abstract

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## Methodology

(To be drafted. See https://privatepracticeresearch.org/methodology for the standing institutional methodology.)

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## Findings

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## Limitations

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## Disconfirmation

(To be drafted — what evidence would refute the central findings.)

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## Sources

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*Suggested citation: Private Practice Research. (2026). The Broker Valuation Multiples: A Methodology Audit of the Public Aggregates (Report No. PPR-CRITIQUE-2026-V1). Private Practice Research. https://privatepracticeresearch.org/reports/broker-multiples-methodology-2026*