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 target mapping
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 in the target's own language
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 a buy-side M&A origination firm. We help investors and acquirers find and reach off-market acquisition opportunities, combining M&A expertise, data science, and direct outreach to owners in their own language.
We combine specialized buy-side M&A expertise with data science and proprietary technology to originate off-market opportunities and qualify them thoroughly. Our real edge is access: we reach owners directly, in their own language, so clients have relevant conversations on the right terms. Every engagement is run as a transparent process, with real-time visibility into progress through our proprietary tool, and tailored to the client.
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.
It means a specific client has asked us to explore a possible acquisition or partnership, and your company fits what they are looking for. Our outreach is confidential and never a mass mailing. There is no obligation, and we are glad to answer any question before you decide whether to have a conversation.
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