Acquire without overreaching.
The wrong acquisition can set your exit back by years. We help you buy with discipline.
Most acquisitions destroy value.
We've seen it too many times.
A founder sees an opportunity. The deal makes sense on paper. But the integration is harder than expected, the culture doesn't fit, the financing is too aggressive—and suddenly, the exit that was two years away is now five.
Acquisitions can accelerate your exit or delay it indefinitely. The difference is discipline.
Where acquisitions go wrong
How we approach acquisitions
Discipline over excitement.
Strategic Fit Assessment
Does this acquisition actually strengthen your exit position? We pressure-test the logic before you spend time on diligence.
Valuation Discipline
Overpaying is easy when you're excited. We bring a buyer's rigor to every deal—because we've been on both sides of the table.
Integration Reality
The deal is the easy part. We help you plan for what comes after—operations, people, systems, customers. Before you sign.
Exit Impact Analysis
Every acquisition gets evaluated against your exit thesis. If it doesn't improve your position, we'll say so.
Before you pursue a deal
Right reasons. Wrong reasons.
- +Clear strategic value you can articulate
- +Accretive to margins, not just revenue
- +Acquires capability you can't build fast enough
- +Strengthens your exit story
- +You have the bandwidth to integrate
- –Ego or empire-building
- –FOMO — "someone else will get it"
- –"It was a good deal" (price ≠ value)
- –Avoiding the harder work of organic growth
- –Delay tactic disguised as strategy
If you're honest about which list your opportunity belongs on, you're already ahead of most buyers.
Every acquisition should serve your exit.
We don't do buy-side work in isolation. Every acquisition is evaluated through the lens of: how does this affect your eventual exit?
If it helps, we'll help you execute. If it doesn't, we'll tell you.
"The best acquisition is sometimes the one you don't make."
Learn about the exit process →Let's evaluate the opportunity together.
If you're considering an acquisition, let's talk honestly about whether it serves your exit.