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● M&A deal origination

Your next acquisition is already out there. We reach the owner before the broker does.

We find owners showing exit signals, verify the contact, and run fact-checked outreach before the deal hits a broker list. You approve every message.

The problem

Broker lists are recycled. Proprietary flow isn't.

Everyone sees the same deals

Marketplaces and broker lists go to every buyer at once. By the time it is listed, it is an auction.

You see a fraction of the market

Most acquirers reach only 10 to 30% of their addressable targets. The off-market majority never hears from you.

Outreach does not scale

Founder-led sourcing dies the moment diligence starts. Pipeline goes quiet exactly when you get busy.

A list is not a conversation

Buying contact data still leaves the hardest part undone: reaching the owner with something worth a reply.

The engine

Signal to conversation.

We build the system around your thesis. AI runs the work, humans check it, and you approve every message.

01

Thesis & signals

We map targets against your thesis, then flag exit signals such as owner succession, profitable bootstrapped ownership, sector consolidation, leadership changes, and public "exploring alternatives" language.

02

Verify & fact-check

We verify the owner or decision-maker and check every claim against real data before outreach starts. No bad data or hallucinated flattery.

03

Your gate

You approve every message. Nothing reaches an owner without your yes. Edit, reject, or send, all from one place.

04

Conversations

Owner-direct, multichannel outreach that books real intro calls before the deal hits an auction. Every touch tracked in one dashboard.

● Off-market radar

We find the owner before they list.

The engine watches your thesis universe for exit signals. The moment one fires, it verifies the owner, drafts the approach in your voice, and routes it to your approval.

Asphia engine
Owner 60+succession window
Bootstrappedprofitable, no PE
Sector roll-upconsolidation
Leadership exitCEO departure
"Exploring options"public signal
buying signal detected live market sweep verified, drafted, gated
Why Asphia

We don't sell you a list. We run the outreach.

Curated deal-flow tools start around $1,500 a month, then leave the outreach to you. We reach the owner and book the conversation. You approve each fact-checked message.

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Data tools Give you names. Outreach is your problem.
List sellers Sell contacts with no execution layer.
Asphia Runs fact-checked owner-direct outreach and books conversations.
Built for
  • Search funds and ETA acquirers
  • Independent sponsors
  • Lower-middle-market PE deal teams
  • Boutique M&A advisors on buy-side mandates
Not a fit
  • Pure marketplace flippers
  • One-off sub-$1M deals with no thesis
  • Buyers who want a raw list and nothing else

FAQ

How is this different from a deal-sourcing data tool?

Tools like deal databases hand you names and leave the outreach to you. Asphia verifies the owner and runs fact-checked outreach through follow-up until a conversation is booked. A list is not a conversation.

What signals do you use to find off-market targets?

Owner age and succession patterns, bootstrapped and profitable companies with no outside capital, sector roll-up and consolidation activity, leadership departures, and public "exploring strategic alternatives" language, all filtered to your acquisition thesis.

Do I approve the outreach?

Yes. Every message passes a human gate. Nothing reaches an owner without your approval. You edit, reject, or send from one place.

What deal size and markets do you cover?

Lower-middle-market and SME acquisitions across the US, UK, and Europe. Best fit for search funds, independent sponsors, lower-middle-market PE deal teams, and boutique M&A advisors on buy-side mandates.

Find the deal before the auction.

A short call: your thesis, the signals we'd track, and the owners we'd reach first.

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