Pierre Mechen

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Hi Pierre, I run SearchLoop. Built an anonymised list of 322 UK companies open to sale from 500 owner conversations. Thought it might be relevant for VesselBridge Capital sell side work. Open to a quick call?

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Subject A: one for VesselBridge
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Email 1A — The Give

Hi Pierre — similar-ish path. I was a banker doing M&A at Greenhill, then moved into growth equity investing, so corporate finance advisory is a world I know from both sides. Now I build proprietary origination systems for funds and corporate finance advisors across fragmented UK businesses. Over the past 6 months, one of my systems surfaced 300+ off-market conversations with owners across 10 sectors. I've put them together: 322 UK companies open to sale. One example: A £25m to £50m UK technology services business with recurring B2B revenue and an owner open to a sale conversation. That kind of founder-led situation is usually where a good advisor wants to be early, before a full process starts. Here's the link: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ Want a quick call? I can walk through how I got this and share some of the actual names. — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.

Email 1B — The Give (A/B Variant)

Hi Pierre — similar-ish path. I was a banker doing M&A at Greenhill, then moved into growth equity investing, so corporate finance advisory is a world I know from both sides. Now I build proprietary origination systems for funds and corporate finance advisors across fragmented UK businesses. Over the past 6 months, one of my systems surfaced 300+ off-market conversations with owners across 10 sectors. I've put them together: 322 UK companies open to sale. One example: A £25m to £50m UK technology services business with recurring B2B revenue and an owner open to a sale conversation. That kind of founder-led situation is usually where a good advisor wants to be early, before a full process starts. Here's the link: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ Want a quick call? I can walk through how I got this and share some of the actual names. — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.

Email 2 — Follow-up

Hi Pierre — quick second note in case this got buried. The list is here: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ It is anonymised, but it should show sector, scale, geography and owner motivation before any names move around. Want a quick call? I can walk through how the owner conversations were generated and where the actual names sit. — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.

Email 3 — Follow-up

Hi Pierre — last nudge. Most firms I speak to do not need another company database. They need owner conversations before the obvious sale process. That is what the anonymised list is trying to show: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ Worth a quick call? — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.

Email 4 — Breakup

Pierre — I'll leave it there. Link's here if useful later: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.

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thanks but no thanks On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM Russell Taylor wrote:

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thanks but no thanks On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM Russell Taylor wrote: > Pierre — I'll leave it there. > > Link's here if useful later: > https://sample.searchloop.ai/ > > — Russ > > linkedin.com/in/russellt23 > > PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might > even go for a walk. > > On Tue, May 19, 2026 8:53:32 AM Russell Taylor > wrote: > > > Hi Pierre — last nudge. > > > > Most firms I speak to do not need another company database. They need > owner conversations before the obvious sale process. > > > > That is what the anonymised list is trying to show: > > https://sample.searchloop.ai/ > > > > Worth a quick call? > > > > — Russ > > > > linkedin.com/in/russellt23 > > > > PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might > even go for a walk. > > > > On Wed, May 13, 2026 4:36:16 AM Russell Taylor > wrote: > > > >> Hi Pierre — quick second note in case this got buried. > >> > >> The list is here: > >> https://sample.searchloop.ai/ > >> > >> It is anonymised, but it should show sector, scale, geography and owner > motivation before any names move around. > >> > >> Want a quick call? I can walk through how the owner conversations were > generated and where the actual names sit. > >> > >> — Russ > >> > >> linkedin.com/in/russellt23 > >> > >> PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might > even go for a walk. > >> > >> On Tue, May 12, 2026 9:22:48 AM Russell Taylor > wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Pierre — > >>> > >>> similar-ish background. I did M&A then growth equity in London, so I > know origination only really matters when it turns into proper owner > conversations. > >>> > >>> Now I build proprietary origination systems for funds and advisors > across fragmented UK businesses. > >>> > >>> Over the past 6 months, one of my systems surfaced 300+ off-market > conversations with owners across 10 sectors. I've put them together: 322 UK > companies open to sale. > >>> > >>> One example: A £25m to £50m UK technology services business with > recurring B2B revenue and an owner open to a sale conversation. Could be > useful if VesselBridge is close to software, healthcare or founder > succession mandates. > >>> > >>> Here's the link: > >>> https://sample.searchloop.ai/ > >>> > >>> Want a quick call? I can walk through how I got this and share some of > the actual names. > >>> > >>> — Russ > >>> > >>> linkedin.com/in/russellt23 > >>> > >>> PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. > might even go for a walk. > -- Pierre Mechen Managing Partner | CEO Vesselbridge Capital London • New York • Shanghai • Athens M +44 7564 308426 pierre.mechen@vesselbridge.capital www.vesselbridge.capital — This message and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the named recipient.

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