Niche-vertical deal origination for lower middle market buyers, with a read on whether the growth is real.
Sourcing firms hand you a warm founder and walk away. They cannot tell you whether the revenue engine works.
Diligence firms can read a company. They cannot find one.
We do both, in verticals that do not live in a database.
Every engagement covers one vertical. Pricing is scoped to the mandate and the size of the universe.
One vertical, one hard end date. A hand-built set of 40 to 75 companies the databases miss, plus a written commercial read on the top five. You see the work before you sign anything longer.
Ongoing discovery and direct owner outreach in your vertical, under your brand. You get the conversations, the notes, and a target list that keeps growing.
Everything above, plus a written read on every target you take seriously. You stop paying for meetings with companies that were never going to work.
Most buyers start hereWe sit inside the deal team. IC-ready commercial memos on live targets, competitive mapping, and support straight through LOI.
No retainer and no invoices while we work. The mandate runs exclusive in your vertical for a fixed term. Right for buyers who already know the space and want one platform found.
We will build you a consolidation map for your county. Who in your trade has been acquired in the last twenty-four months, and the filings that prove it.
If you already know the space you want covered, say so. If you are still deciding, we will run the universe count first and tell you honestly whether it holds enough companies to be worth anyone's money.
Or email damon@pliantadvisory.com