02Industry
Your thesis in. Owner conversations out.
You give us an acquisition thesis. We map and count the market, score every owner-operated company on public signals, run outreach to the owners in your fund's name, and book intro calls. A 30-day pilot costs $2,500 fixed, and you keep all the data.
ForIndependent sponsors · Search funds · Add-on and roll-up platforms backed by private equity (PE), in the lower middle market
01What you get
What we deliver
A market map
The universe your thesis describes, counted and split into segments, so you see how many owners there are before anyone is called.
A scored owner list
150 to 300 targets, each with the owner, a contact, the signals behind the score and a sourced “why fit”.
Owner outreach in your name
Email, LinkedIn and phone, sent as your fund, in your voice, approved by you before it goes out.
Intro calls on your calendar
Owners who agree to talk are booked straight into your calendar, with a brief on the company.
An end report
Response rates, the objections owners raised and what to change in the thesis or the message.
02How it works
How it works, step by step
- 01
Thesis and market mapWeek 1
We turn your thesis into search rules, count the universe and agree the segments to work.
- 02
Scored targetsWeek 2
150 to 300 owner-operated companies, scored on public signals, each with the owner, a contact and a sourced why fit.
- 03
Owner outreachWeeks 3 to 4
Email, LinkedIn and phone outreach to the owners in your fund's name.
- 04
Intro callsWeeks 3 to 4
Interested owners booked into intro calls with you.
- 05
End reportDay 30
Response rates, objections and what to change. Then you decide whether to continue.
03Proof
What we can show today
Incorporation date
From the state business registry. A proxy for founder tenure. It is a fact about the company, not a statement about the owner's plans.
Florida Sunbiz (one state registry)Licence age and class
From state licensing boards, for licensed trades and services: how long the business has held its licence and at what level.
Florida DBPR licence search (one example)Permit volume and public awards
Permits pulled and public contracts won, counted over time. Revenue proxies for companies that publish no financials.
USAspending (federal awards)Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings
Who has lent against the company's equipment or receivables, and when those filings lapse.
Florida Secured Transaction Registry (one example)Headcount and hiring
Team size and open roles from company and LinkedIn pages, each kept with its date.
No PE owner
A check for an existing private equity owner or investor through press, portfolio pages and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, so you only see companies still owned by their operators.
SEC EDGAR full-text search
04Pricing
What it costs
A fixed pilot, then fees only when owners show up and when an LOI is signed.
| 30-day pilot | $2,500 fixedMarket map, scored list, outreach and the end report. |
|---|---|
| Held owner meeting | $500 eachCharged only when the owner attends. |
| Signed LOI | $10,000Per signed letter of intent (LOI) with an owner we introduced, within 12 months of the introduction. |
| Retainer | Scoped after the pilotIf you continue. |
- No percentage of deal value.
- You keep all the data: the market map, the scored list, every contact and every reply.
- 12-month tail on introductions.
05Limits
What we will not do
- We never claim an owner “wants to sell”. We show the facts; our read is labelled and kept apart.
- No percentage of deal value.
- No case studies yet, so none are shown. The method on this page is what you are buying.
- We book the intro. The deal conversation, valuation and terms stay with you.
06FAQ
Questions buyers ask
How do independent sponsors find proprietary deals?
A proprietary deal is one you reach before a banker runs a process, which means contacting the owner directly. To do that at volume you build the list yourself: map every company that fits the thesis, score them on public signals such as founder tenure and revenue proxies, and reach the owners by email, LinkedIn and phone in your own name.
What public data shows a business owner might be open to selling?
No public record shows that an owner wants to sell, and anyone who claims it is guessing. Public records do show facts that make a conversation worth having: how long the company has existed, how long it has held its licence, its permit and contract volume, its lenders, its hiring, and whether a private equity firm already owns it.
How much does outsourced deal sourcing cost for a search fund?
Ours is a $2,500 fixed 30-day pilot, then $500 per held owner meeting and $10,000 per signed letter of intent (LOI) with an owner we introduced, with a 12-month tail. There is no percentage of deal value.
Can someone else run owner outreach in my fund's name?
Yes. We send email and LinkedIn messages and make calls as your fund, in your voice, after you approve the messaging. Replies and booked calls come to you, and all the data stays with you.
How many targets do I get in a deal sourcing pilot?
150 to 300 scored targets in week 2, each with the owner, a contact and a sourced why fit. Outreach and intro calls follow in weeks 3 and 4.
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