Thesis & geography
Sectors, subsectors, markets, transaction rationale and the places you can actually acquire.
For acquirers
Research the market against your buy box before you spend time pursuing it.
Aperture turns a defined acquisition thesis into an evidence-backed search, shortlist and target-verification workflow. We sell independent research. We do not broker the transaction, negotiate the purchase price or take a closing fee.
What we need from you
THE BETTER THE BUY BOX, THE BETTER THE RESEARCH.
Scale & economics
Revenue, EBITDA or enterprise-value ranges, margin requirements, recurring revenue and capital intensity where material.
Control & ownership
Platform or add-on, majority or minority, owner-transition expectations, management requirements and transaction exclusions.
Immediate disqualifiers
Customer concentration, turnaround tolerance, regulatory issues, capex burden, geography, business model or any fact that should eliminate a target early.
Buyer research ladder
START WITH THE SEARCH. DEEPEN ONLY WHERE THE EVIDENCE EARNS IT.
Acquisition Search Sprint
Define the buy box and build the initial evidence-backed target universe.
Acquisition Landscape
Map a market or subsector more deeply where the opportunity universe is broader.
Target Verification Brief
Test the material facts behind selected targets before more expensive diligence.
Further diligence research
Investigate the specific propositions that remain material to the client's decision.
Controlled contact route
Where lawful and requested, assess contactability or a bounded introduction. Otherwise the client contacts the target directly.
Acquisition Watch
Keep searching and detect new targets or material changes against the mandate.
What a shortlist means
A RESEARCH FIT IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY.
Aperture can classify a candidate as no fit, possible fit, strong research fit or high-priority human review. That means the evidence justifies more attention. It does not mean the parties should transact.
Negative evidence matters.
A strong acquisition search should eliminate weak candidates early. Exclusions, contradictions and unknowns are part of the value, not defects to hide.
Indicative fees
PAY FOR THE RESEARCH BURDEN, NOT THE DEAL SIZE.
Acquisition Search Sprint
US$1,500–US$3,500
Acquisition Landscape
US$4,000–US$10,000
Target Verification Brief
US$2,500–US$7,500 per target
Acquisition Watch
US$1,500–US$5,000/month
Start with the buy box
Send the acquisition criteria you actually use.
Tell us what you buy, why now, the geography, the size range, the ownership structure, the exclusions and what would make a target worth deeper verification.