FIG synergies and multiples?

Perhaps the WSO hive mind can help me: I understand that FIG M&A synergies are (with some variance depending on the type of financial institution) typically expressed in terms of non-interest expense.

But if I wanted to capitalize those synergies to estimate their NPV, what multiple would I use? For a non-FIG deal it would be EBITDA (10x EBITDA purchase price, $10m of annual synergies, PV of synergies=$100m), but I never ever see an EBITDA multiple in FIG deals. Eq. Value / TB doesn't work, and PE doesn't work (apples to oranges in both cases).

So if you had to do it, how would you? Thanks in advance.

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Could you rephrase so your blocking point becomes a bit clearer?

Generally speaking, we can do one of 2 things;

- Calculate what the after-tax effect of those synergies would be by applying a tax rate. Then apply the a forward P/E multiple on them in the year 100% of synergies are achieved
- Calculate the after-tax synergies and run a mini DCF by discounting at cost of equity

 

Thanks. That's actually very helpful. Agree a DCF is in theory the best way to do it, but w/ out going to into boring detail re: the exercise at hand, DCFs are highly sensitive to perp/wacc/terminal multiple assumptions, which are inherently subjective (and/or a pain to calc at scale). Forward PE x tax-effected synergies is probably the best bet. 

 

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