Why do sellers post their deals on PEmarketplace and not other platforms?

As we talk with thousands of M&A advisors and business owners, we wanted to share some of the most common reasons M&A advisors & business owners post their deals on PEmarketplace and not other platforms such as Axial or BizBuySell.

This is pivotal to help us achieve our mission of finding the best deals coming to market.

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1. We prescreen & properly categorize buyers:

The most common complaint we hear about Axial and BizBuySell is that there are too many buyers on that platform that don’t have the capital to close the deal. So, on PEmarketplace we allow the sell-side to control what types of investors can access the deal (pretty simple, but it just takes a lot of time on our end).  

• For example, if an M&A advisor is working on a $5m EBITDA deal and only wants to talk to actual PE firms, family offices, or corporate strategics, we have simple role based permissions that restrict visibility to this user type.
• On the contrary, there are often situations when an M&A advisor has not attracted interest from a traditional buyer and wants to talk with an independent sponsor or search fund. For this, we simply add these user types to the deal and then the M&A advisor can maximize all options for their client.

This approach is pivotal for an internet based listing platform when we are judged on the quality of our connections. It is extremely valuable if we can help our sell-side clients find buyers who they didn’t already know or just missed on the initial list. 

Reciprocally, we’d be causing harm to our sellers’ processes if we didn’t meticulously research & categorize our users.

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2. We provide research tools and lead gen services to our active members

Early on in our journey, we realized that many of the long-tail of M&A advisors who we work with are tired of incumbent data systems such as Pitchbook, Grata, and SourceScrub.These tools are great, but the pricing has become out of control. This year we will be launching:

• Lead Generation Software: AI Powered Private Company database with 100M+ data points & contact information.
• Investor Database: Up to date directory of lower middle market firms with contact information. 

We are extremely motivated to help our sell-side members as much as possible. This helps us incubate our community and find the best deals coming to market. 

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Contact Us

Have any questions about our process or want to publish the deal on our site? Please reach out to us at support@pemarketplace.co