Use case

Find acquisition targets and start the owner conversation.

Map the companies that match your thesis, and reach each owner with a message about their own business.

Search fundsIndependent sponsorsPrivate equityFamily officesHolding companiesStrategic acquirers

How a buyer uses it

From your thesis to an owner call.

Kestrel Ridge Partners, a sample search fund, wants to buy one commercial HVAC service company in the Southeast and run it for the long term.

They describe the companies they want.

Commercial HVAC service companies in six Southeast states, with 20 to 100 employees, in business since before 2005. Boulton builds the list and keeps only the companies that fit.

YouFind commercial HVAC service companies in Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Alabama with 20 to 100 employees, in business since before 2005

Boulton shows which companies fit best.

Carver Mechanical's site shows commercial service and maintenance plans across the Carolinas since 1996, and says Ray Carver still runs it. Boulton checks that on each company's site.

Each owner hears about their own business.

A first message built on what their site shows, saying who you are and why you're writing. No price talk.

Replies turn into owner calls.

Ray Carver isn't selling yet but has started thinking about what comes next. Boulton suggests a 30-minute call with two times, the reply goes out, and Thursday at 3:00 is booked.

What is finding the right company worth to you?

See what your first quarter costs on your plan, and how many owner conversations it can start.

See your return

Questions.

Can Boulton tell which owners want to sell?

No. It can't see an owner's plans. It finds the companies that match your thesis and reaches each owner, and the replies tell you who's open to a conversation.

Can it tell whether a company is owner-operated?

Where the company says so on its own site, yes, and Boulton checks each one. Many owner-run companies never say, so it's a check rather than a filter that would leave them out. Ownership often comes out in the first conversation.

How many companies will it find?

Boulton builds your whole market up front, so you can see how many companies match your thesis before you write to anyone.

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