Building acquisition pipelines
for Private Equity

The Industry-Leader in Fixed Cost Deal Sourcing

We help buyers scale and control the cost of building acquisition pipelines.

CAPTARGET Origination Services

Deal Sourcing for Private Equity and Strategic Buyers

CAPTARGET helps private equity and similar buyers reduce the cost of identifying acquisition targets for both on and off-market acquisition opportunities by building opportunity pipelines for a fixed monthly cost.  Our model eliminates the need for our clients to pay finders fees, and allows them to truly understand and control the cost associated with sourcing their next acquisition opportunity.

We Help:

  • Private Equity Firms
  • Family Offices
  • Corporate Buyers
  • PE Backed Portfolio Companies
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Client Testimonials

"Signed an LOI in under 6 months using CAPTARGET"

David Wood | Foundation Investment Partners
Client Testimonials

"I’ve been extremely happy with the results from your outreach. It’s been great to see how many companies are in my pipeline for acquisition."

George Baumann | Great Lakes Rubber
Client Testimonials

"We have four acquisitions lined up over the next twelve months, the first one closing in about a week. All from your team's outreach!"

John B. Wilson (@wilsoncompanies) | The Wilson Companies
Client Testimonials

"Easily the most effective way to proactively stay in front of intermediaries in the lower middle market."

Ryan Galea | Alta Lake Partners
Client Testimonials

"CAPTARGET has been vital in helping identify new acquisition targets for our portfolio company Elwood Corporation. Our targeted search for new motion control and valve manufacturing companies has turned up numerous quality discussions with CEO's some of which are ongoing and should lead to a deal in the near future."

Dan Foreman | Kinsale Capital Partners
Client Testimonials

Lionheart buys industrial companies and CAPTARGET researched, identified & opened up conversations with firms fitting our criteria that we hadn't previously known of. I highly recommend sourcing with CAPTARGET.

Patrick Laphen | Lionheart Industrial Group
Client Testimonials

An attractive alternative to buy-side, success fee based sourcing. CAPTARGET saves us significant costs when acquiring a company.

Andrew Zannelli | VCC
Client Testimonials

"As we are seeking to grow our business through strategic acquisition, we looked at CAPTARGET to help identify new opportunities. We were pleased with the number of new target companies that their team identified. We are still in on-going discussions with a number of them."

Trey Cook | President, AIV Inc
Client Testimonials

"CAPTARGET really helped in expanding our business services and healthcare coverage. We identified new target companies and have ongoing discussions with a number of owners."

Paris Boyd | The Firmament Group
Client Testimonials

When we use Captarget we really appreciate the good service we get.  You are our "go-to" and the team always delivers!

Peter G. Moore | Corporate Finance Associates
Client Testimonials

We value CAPTARGET as a long term sourcing partner.  A simple process that keeps our pipeline of opportunities robust!

Nick Lopez | HCAP Partners
Client Testimonials

The quality, timeliness, professionalism and cost benefit of the services CAPTARGET provides is unmatched.

Mike Ertel | Transworld M&A Advisors
Client Testimonials

"CAPTARGET acts as a valuable extension to our internal team, consistently delivering high quality work while allowing us to better handle peak workload periods to ensure client engagements and business development stay on track."

Teak Murphy | Capstone Headwaters
Client Testimonials

“CAPTARGET sourced targets for us in a very niche space. The team worked and communicated with us every step of the way to help us find exactly what we were looking for.”

Benjamin White | Global Healthcare Advisors
Client Testimonials

“We signed up with CAPTARGET to assist in identifying regional home services companies. In the first month, I was already speaking with CEO's & I think we are in line to make a number of acquisitions from the activity we have received so far. We are only 3 months into this search!"

John B. Wilson () | The Wilson Companies
Client Testimonials

"We've worked with CAPTARGET for quite a few years now. The team is responsive, great to work with and adds significant value to our deal origination efforts."

Rob Regan | Boyne Capital
Client Testimonials

"Signed an LOI in under 6 months using CAPTARGET"

David Wood | Foundation Investment Partners
Client Testimonials

Lionheart buys industrial companies and CAPTARGET researched, identified & opened up conversations with firms fitting our criteria that we hadn't previously known of. I highly recommend sourcing with CAPTARGET.

Patrick Laphen | Lionheart Industrial Group
Client Testimonials

"As we are seeking to grow our business through strategic acquisition, we looked at CAPTARGET to help identify new opportunities. We were pleased with the number of new target companies that their team identified. We are still in on-going discussions with a number of them."

Trey Cook | President, AIV Inc
Client Testimonials

An attractive alternative to buy-side, success fee based sourcing. CAPTARGET saves us significant costs when acquiring a company.

Andrew Zannelli | VCC
Client Testimonials

We value CAPTARGET as a long term sourcing partner.  A simple process that keeps our pipeline of opportunities robust!

Nick Lopez | HCAP Partners
Client Testimonials

"CAPTARGET is one of the most impactful sourcing tools we've come across."

Bruce Fiegel | Keystone Display & Elmsley Capital
Client Testimonials

"During our 15 month engagement, 4 out of our 5 closed acquisitions were sourced by CAPTARGET."

George Baumann | Great Lakes Rubber
Client Testimonials

"Closed 3 deals using CAPTARGET.  My organization grew 460% last year's top line and tripled our headcount.  We went from a local service provider to a regional powerhouse in 6 months."

John B. Wilson (@wilsoncompanies) | The Wilson Companies
Client Testimonials

"Easily the most effective way to proactively stay in front of intermediaries in the lower middle market."

Ryan Galea | Alta Lake Partners
Client Testimonials

"CAPTARGET has been vital in helping identify new acquisition targets for our portfolio company Elwood Corporation. Our targeted search for new motion control and valve manufacturing companies has turned up numerous quality discussions with CEO's some of which are ongoing and should lead to a deal in the near future."

Dan Foreman | Kinsale Capital Partners
Client Testimonials

CAPTARGET acts as a valuable extension to our internal team allowing us to ensure business development stays on track.

Teak Murphy | Capstone Headwaters
Client Testimonials

“CAPTARGET sourced targets for us in a very niche space. The team worked and communicated with us every step of the way to help us find exactly what we were looking for.”

Benjamin White | Global Healthcare Advisors
Client Testimonials

“First off... I'm HIGHLY impressed by the results so far. We just closed our first deal from CAPTARGET's efforts which doubled our company's size. I actually have more on my plate than I can handle. Not the worst problem to have.”

Thomas B. Sauer | MacArthur Group, Inc.
Client Testimonials

“We signed up with CAPTARGET to expand our footprint with intermediaries and find quality off-market deals in the education, fitness, and nutrition sectors. Their team built us robust partnership opportunities with entrepreneurs within months and has become a pivotal piece of our sourcing efforts.”

Chris Jordan | Maxim Partners
Client Testimonials

"We engaged CAPTARGET to assist in scaling our pipeline for our inorganic growth initiative. CAPTARGET not only met but exceeded our expectations."

Dustin Ballint | Fluid MSP

Recent Client Transactions

Leipold Inc.

has been acquired by

NE-XT Technologies

and was advised by

NE-XT Technologies

Leipold Inc.

has been acquired by

NE-XT Technologies

and was advised by

NE-XT Technologies

A Flexible Packaging Company

has been acquired by

Formosa Packaging

Formosa Packaging

QEI

has been acquired by

HC Private Investments

HC Private Investments

Speedy Oil & Lube

has been acquired by

Oil Changers

Oil Changers

J.C. Pallet

has been acquired by

Columbia Forest Products

Columbia Forest Products

Associated Aircraft Manufacturing & Sales, Inc.

has been acquired by

First Aviation Services Inc.

First Aviation Services Inc.

ThermoFab

has been acquired by

Producto Group

Producto Group

GreenRidge Landscaping

has been acquired by

Juniper Landscaping

Juniper Landscaping

Wilson

has been acquired by

Wilson Companies

Wilson Companies

Davis Holdings

has been acquired by

Bridgeway Partners

Bridgeway Partners

RW Flow Controls

has been acquired by

AIV LP

AIV LP

Weiss Instruments

has been acquired by

Foundation Investment Partners

Foundation Investment Partners

National Lube

has been acquired by

Oil Changers

Oil Changers

Turning Point Treatment Center

has been acquired by

MacArthur Group

MacArthur Group

Midwest Sealing Products

has been acquired by

Great Lakes Rubber

Great Lakes Rubber

Clout Air

has been acquired by

PipeDream Ventures

PipeDream Ventures

APT Electric

has been acquired by

Wilson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling

Wilson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling

Lone Star

has been acquired by

HCAP Partners

HCAP Partners

Central Heating & Air Conditioning

has been acquired by

Wilson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling

Wilson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling

Imagination Childcare

has been acquired by

Small Miracles

a portfolio company of

Small Miracles

Desert Shadows Montessori

has been acquired by

Small Miracles

a portfolio company of

Small Miracles

Reliant Rubber Co.

has been acquired by

Great Lakes Rubber

Great Lakes Rubber

Regional Staffing Company

has been acquired by

Strategic Buyer

Strategic Buyer

Quality Interactive Montessori

has been acquired by

Small Miracles

a portfolio company of

Small Miracles

Chinook O-rings and Seals

has been acquired by

Great Lakes Rubber

Great Lakes Rubber

Echo Industries

has been acquired by

Operate Up

Operate Up

Plum Case

has been acquired by

Glen Street Capital

Glen Street Capital

Miljoco Corp LLC

has been acquired by

Foundation Investment Partners

Foundation Investment Partners

Pawz

has been acquired by

Circle Square Capital

Circle Square Capital

NSA

has been acquired by

Akoya Capital

Akoya Capital

Welbrecht Ledco, Inc.

has been acquired by

VCC

VCC

Servicom Canada

has been acquired by

MCI

MCI

Frontier Dental Laboratories

has been acquired by

O2 Investment Partners

O2 Investment Partners

MHC Software

has been acquired by

O2 Investment Partners

O2 Investment Partners

Wrangle

has been acquired by

Symmetrical Investments

Symmetrical Investments

EMEX

has been acquired by

O2 Investment Partners

O2 Investment Partners

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Message From Our Founder

Every professional acquirer of businesses understands they need to build a healthy opportunity pipeline, but few truly understand the associated costs. In an industry where each buyer succeeds or fails in part by its ability to efficiently deploy capital, understanding the cost associated with building an acquisition opportunity pipeline is mission critical.

It is our singular goal to develop more effective, scalable deal origination processes while reducing the costs associated with identifying acquisition opportunities.  By charging a fixed monthly cost to our clients, and tracking our performance real time, we help our clients see more deals for less cost and complexity than most other solutions. 

Having served the market for 13 years, we view longevity as a trailing indicator of the success of our clients who range from independent sponsors and first time funds to some of the largest private equity investors active in the market today.

Gabe Galvez, CEO & Founder

benefits

Why Work With CAPTARGET?

Deep Experience.

Having supported more than 1200 firms in the space, we know what works best and why.

Uncompromised Processes and Resources.

Our team of analysts have access to more tooling, data and technology than any singular buy side shop.  In fact, many buy side firms outsource their work to us.

Source Your Next Deal with Analysts Focused on Quality.

Our clients care about quality, proprietary opportunities. Each client owns their leads and pipeline exclusively.  We never shop deals to anyone else.

No Finders Fees. Ever.

Our no success-fee engagement model drastically reduces the cost of generating a viable acquisition opportunity.

13+
Years of Service
1,200+
Professional Buyers Supported
35,000+
Acquisition Opportunities Identified

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