Strategy, frameworks, and honest analysis on deal sourcing, roll-up execution, and building acquisition pipeline that converts.
February 19, 2026
Roll-ups are the most reliable value creation strategy in PE. But most firms fail at the hardest part: finding enough thesis-matched targets to sustain the acquisition cadence.
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Every firm claims proprietary deal flow. Few actually have it. Here is how to build a sourcing engine that finds deals before they hit the market.
Read more →February 14, 2026
You have 18-24 months to find and close your acquisition. Every week without a qualified pipeline is a week you cannot get back.
Read more →February 12, 2026
AI is transforming deal sourcing and due diligence. But most of what you read about AI in M&A is marketing, not reality. Here is what actually works.
Read more →February 10, 2026
Your thesis is the foundation of your sourcing strategy. A vague thesis produces a vague pipeline. Here is how to build one that generates actionable deal flow.
Read more →February 7, 2026
Demographics, dry powder, and AI are reshaping the lower mid-market. Here is what the smartest acquirers are paying attention to.
Read more →February 4, 2026
Valuing a $5M revenue founder-owned business is nothing like valuing a public company. Here are the frameworks that actually work.
Read more →February 1, 2026
The platform acquisition sets the foundation. The bolt-ons create the value. Getting the sequence wrong is the most expensive mistake in roll-up strategy.
Read more →January 28, 2026
Full diligence costs $50K-$200K and takes 60-90 days. Smart acquirers have a rapid screening process that kills bad deals before the meter starts running.
Read more →January 25, 2026
You are spending 60% of your time sourcing and 40% doing deals. The ratio should be inverted. Here is what is wrong and how to fix it.
Read more →January 22, 2026
Independent sponsors face a unique challenge: you need to find the deal and the capital simultaneously. Your sourcing strategy needs to account for both.
Read more →January 19, 2026
Entrepreneurship through acquisition is the fastest path to business ownership. But the path from MBA to owner-operator is filled with avoidable mistakes.
Read more →January 15, 2026
Not every fragmented industry makes a good roll-up. Here are the characteristics that matter and the verticals where the math works best.
Read more →January 12, 2026
Off-market deals are where the returns live. Here are the specific tactics that experienced acquirers use to find them.
Read more →January 8, 2026
Both paths lead to business ownership. But the economics, timelines, and risk profiles are fundamentally different. Here is an honest comparison.
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