Data, Focus, Access for
your Buy & Build strategies
Data, Focus, Access for your Buy & Build strategies
Use cases
We support private equity firms and their portfolio companies at every stage of the investment cycle
- Map out all potential platforms and bolt-ons within a given industry
- Optimize your sourcing outreach
- Validate the market’s M&A potential for a platform under due diligence
- Confidentially validate the M&A actionability of selected targets
- Accelerate the execution of your bolt-on acquisition plan
- Optimize your sourcing outreach
- Showcase the M&A potential of your platform to the next potential buyers
- Confidentially validate the M&A actionability of selected targets
What you get
Exhaustive screening
Get comprehensive qualification and detailed data on all relevant targets within any industry, delivered in a short timeframe for both pre-deal and post-deal scenarios.
Independent market audit
Facilitate your investment committee discussions and validate the M&A potential of an industry through an independent assessment of all market alternatives.
Ongoing market intelligence across your portfolio
Stay effortlessly informed about ownership changes and new targets that meet your criteria, in a centralized dashboard for all the portfolio companies you oversee.
Broader M&A network coverage across your portfolio
Leverage our global network of M&A advisors in both your domestic and international markets to stay informed about live opportunities for all the portfolio companies you oversee.
Confidential Outreach with a local-for-local approach
Engage selected targets confidentially in their local language and gain valuable insights before meetings to optimize your initial discussions with management.
What Our Clients Say
KKR & Co. Inc. portfolio company
"Merger Circle delivers unparalleled deal sourcing services with best-in-class quality and speed. The entire engagement was well-structured and required little direction from us. They identified a large number of relevant targets that were previously unknown to our team and provided in-depth data on all potential targets operating in several countries. Their team remained agile throughout the project and contributed to refining our sourcing strategy. We are very pleased with our decision to work with Merger Circle and look forward to future collaboration."
FAQ's
Answers to frequently asked questions
Merger Circle is an advisory firm that supports companies in their external growth strategies, with expertise in Data Science, M&A, and proprietary tools.
We combine proprietary data sources, API connections to official registries, and targeted data collection tailored to each project’s objectives. Our M&A and data science teams then conduct thorough manual reviews to build an exhaustive list of potential targets. From the outset, we work closely with each client to define clear qualification criteria. Every target is systematically cross-referenced against legal, financial, and operational data, and evaluated using a blend of advanced algorithms and human expertise. This rigorous process ensures that only the most relevant and actionable opportunities are presented, fully aligned with your strategic goals.
For target research projects, we deliver a comprehensive study within one month, regardless of the number of geographies or the market’s complexity. Outreach projects are typically completed within 2 to 3 months. Monitoring services are provided as a 12-month engagement period, renewable on demand. All project timelines can be adapted into shorter formats depending on your needs.
Our clients are private equity funds directly, their portfolio companies, corporates, entrepreneurs and family offices. Our team is experienced in cross-border transactions and supports clients globally.
We combine specialized buy-side M&A expertise with advanced data science and proprietary technology, enabling us to deliver exhaustive, tailored results faster and more efficiently. Our team is international and highly specialized, and our approach is always bespoke to each client’s needs. We also provide a proprietary data visualization tool that integrates seamlessly with your existing systems, such as your CRM, ensuring a long-term, sustainable approach beyond the project itself.
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