Core Differentiators

FOR OWNERS OF COMPANIES LOOKING TO SELL - (Sell-side Clients)

Our "no upfront/ongoing retainer" and "no fees unless a transaction is closed" business model enables the owners of a business to test the waters when it comes to selling their business.

Goes without saying, there is no requirement for our Sell-side clients to "accept" any "offer."

As we have seen with many clients, our business model provides Company Owner(s) and Boards of Directors, who previously have had to pay upfront/ongoing retainers/fees to investment bankers or other M&A/business brokerage firms yet did not achieve the outcome they had hoped for, another chance to find quality suitors without having to pay any additional upfront/ongoing fees (fees are only payable to us in the event of a Closing).

 

FOR BUYERS OF COMPANIES - (Buy-side Clients)

 

Prospective buyers of companies also appreciate the "no upfront/ongoing retainer" and "no fees unless a transaction is closed" business model as this structure enables the time-efficient evaluation (e.g. review of business plans/books/Confidential Information Memorandums, Financials, direct conversations with Owners/CEOs/CFOs/Accountants) of one or even dozens of potential acquisition targets (without the costs incurred, compared to utilizing investment banks or other M&A/business brokerage companies that charge upfront/ongoing buy-side fees).

Our business model has been found to be of substantive benefit to smaller, entrepreneurial Private Equity firms (comprised of one or two people or recent business school graduates) and Family Offices/HNW individuals looking for acquisitions and an effective means to uncover numerous potential acquisition opportunities from which to choose.

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OTHER REASONS TO CHOOSE TO WORK WITH M&A CATALYST™ -

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SUBSTANTIVE C-LEVEL EXPERIENCE AS AN OWNER/OPERATOR

Serving owner and manager of many technology-centric and other startup businesses - which have secured either or both institutional venture capital and angel financing then subsequently were sold/acquired/merged - both Sell-side and Buy-side clients can benefit from our decades of experience associated with the process of getting M&A transactions across the finish-line with the practicality that comes along with actual operational acumen.

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TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

As businesses from all sectors - Technology/SaaS/Cybersecurity/Fintech - Healthcare -Wellness/Nutrition - Logistics - Oil & Gas - Pharma/Biotech - Aerospace/Defense - Residential & Commercial Construction - Food & Beverage - Consumer Products - Apparel - Industrial Manufacturing - continue to integrate and benefit from technology and data at their core to improve margins and productivity (e.g. IoT, RFID, AR/VR, Blockchain, Cloud/AI, etc) to grow their business as well as improve their operating efficiencies, it is increasingly more and more relevant to have a tech-centric perspective when showcasing companies for a prospective sale or when evaluating companies for a prospective purchase.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INTANGIBLE ASSET EXPERTISE

Additionally, our team's decades of experience with regard to quantifying then providing a monetization roadmap for intellectual assets (generally, IP or Intellectual Property) within operating businesses (e.g. legacy and new technology-based opportunities, patents - issued, pending and yet to be drafted, trademarks, best practices, proprietary know-how/methods/recipes/etc, business processes, copyright, etc) provides an additional significant benefit to prospective clients on both the Sell-side (potentially boosting valuation/exit multiple) and Buy-side (potentially improving long term return on investment by tapping into unrealized, latent IP value and/or even borrowing against a company's IP portfolio).