i.
Define the target profile.
We agree the market, size, product, customer profile, growth rate, technology stack, and strategic rationale before outreach begins.
Grow through acquisition.
Ambitious goals require strategic partnerships. Leverage our deep founder network to find the right opportunities before they hit the market.
Acquisition search for buyers who need proprietary deal flow.
Most good software companies are not actively for sale. They do not show up in broad auctions, and they rarely respond to generic outreach.
We help acquirers define what they are looking for, identify companies that match the brief, and approach founders through a relationship-led process.
The goal is not more targets. It is better conversations with the right founders.
Our work is useful for strategic acquirers, sponsor-backed platforms, and operators looking for a specific market, product, customer base, or capability.
Process
How buy-side search works.
ii.
Identify and approach founders.
We search our founder network and wider market map for companies that fit the mandate, including businesses that are not running a sale process.
iii.
Qualify the fit.
We assess each opportunity against the brief, then help manage the early conversation so both sides understand the strategic logic before moving deeper.
Founders respond differently when the approach is specific.
Cold acquisition outreach usually fails because it feels generic. We make the approach around a clear strategic reason: why this company, why this buyer, and why the conversation is worth taking now.
When there is a real fit, we help both sides move from first conversation to next steps without turning the process into noise.
Founder network
10,000+
Founder relationships across SaaS, marketplaces, infrastructure, and services.
Strategic fit
Fit
We start with your acquisition criteria, not a list of companies already for sale.
Off-market search
Direct
Focused outreach to companies that match the mandate, not a spray-and-pray campaign.
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