Acquisition Edge

Description

I help PE firms, roll-up operators, and business brokers find acquisition targets before they hit the market. THE PROBLEM: By the time a company lists with a broker, you're competing against 20 other buyers. Bidding wars drive up prices. Quality deals disappear. Most "lead lists" are recycled data everyone else has already seen. WHAT I BUILT: Acquisition Edge tracks 5,000+ businesses and scores them on two dimensions: → Exit Readiness: Is the owner ready to sell? • Owner disengagement (stopped responding to customers) • Succession gaps (20+ year business, no clear successor) • Financial stress (tax liens, complaints spiking) • Exit preparation (hiring CFO/COO, professionalizing) → Business Quality: Is this worth buying? • Strong reputation (4.5+ ratings, positive reviews) • Clean compliance (active licenses, no violations) • Growth signals (hiring activity, review velocity) • Revenue/size indicators (employee estimates, loan data) We only surface targets that score high on BOTH. Exit-ready but unhealthy businesses are filtered out. WHAT YOU GET: - Weekly ranked target lists (PDF + CSV) - Complete profiles: ownership, executives, revenue estimates, contact info - Exit + Health scores with signal breakdowns - Real-time alerts when high-priority targets show new signals - Exclusive territory (one client per state per sector) MY BACKGROUND: 15 years building enterprise data systems as a Director of Engineering. Now I apply that expertise to acquisition intelligence, helping you spot the right companies long before your competitors do. WHO THIS IS FOR: - Business brokers (find listings before your competitors) - Roll-up operators (source off-market deals in your sector) - PE deal teams (pipeline quality targets 6-12 months early) - Search fund operators (find your acquisition faster) - Buy-side M&A consultants (deliver better deal flow to clients)

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