M&A AnalysisM&A and Private EquityPentair Closes $1.4 Billion Taco Deal. The 10.5x Multiple Deserves a Closer Look.Taco is now part of Pentair. Put its disclosed valuation beside A1 Garage's reported 20x multiple and the lesson is not that one business is worth twice as much: it is that tax benefits, projected savings and earnings definitions change the comparison.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk6 min