Buy-Side Advisors

Partner On Call provides advisory services to individuals seeking to acquire small and medium-sized businesses. Founded by Ted Leverette, 'The Original Business Buyer Advocate,' the firm guides buyers through the acquisition process with services including business search, due diligence support, financing consultation, valuation guidance, and deal negotiation.

Rapid Diligence provides comprehensive due diligence services for small business buyers, founded by experienced acquisition entrepreneurs and M&A analysts. They break down due diligence into five manageable components: Operational, Financial, Market, Strategic, and Technical, serving both online and traditional SMB acquisitions across various industries including manufacturing, car washes, restaurant franchises, and health spas to help buyers mitigate acquisition risks and verify seller claims.

AcquiMatch is a white-glove acquisition matchmaking service for first-time SMB buyers. Founded by Athena Simpson, a 25-year entrepreneur and advisor, the firm sources on-market and off-market opportunities, vets them against buyer criteria, and provides step-by-step guidance from goal-setting through closing. The team includes M&A analysts, a vetting director, and lead generation specialists who process thousands of opportunities monthly to deliver curated matches.

Caprae Capital is a buy-side advisory firm that provides outsourced deal sourcing and operational support for acquisition entrepreneurs, search funds, and PE firms. Services include lead generation, cold calling campaigns, email outreach automation, due diligence support, and post-acquisition strategy. Engagements are white-labeled and offered on a monthly retainer plus success fee basis.

Clearly Acquired is an AI-driven M&A platform for Main Street to lower mid-market business acquisitions. The platform integrates deal sourcing across 100+ marketplaces, buy-side advisory, SBA and conventional financing through 500+ lender partners, sell-side brokerage, and AI-powered underwriting tools into a single workflow for acquisition entrepreneurs.

Led by former Big 4 (EY) and private equity (Morgan Stanley) we provide buy-side SMB Pre-LIO and QoE Lite acquisition services, along with sell-side business valuations and exit planning. NexTax.AI is also the company behind AcquiFlow, a deal intelligence platform that brings institutional-grade underwriting to SMB acquisition buyers. The platform normalizes seller earnings, benchmarks against 17,000+ real closed transactions, 20,000+ sets of lender-grade financial statements across 40+ industries, and stress-tests financing under SBA-style assumptions to help buyers determine which deals deserve an LOI before committing capital. Perfect for the DIY searcher that is looking to minimize costs and avoid re-trades from sending bad deals through to $15-20k QoE engagements.

Calder Capital is a nationally ranked buy-side M&A advisory firm that sources proprietary, off-market deal flow for acquisition entrepreneurs, private equity firms, family offices, and corporate buyers. The firm uses a 7-touch outreach sequence of cold calls, emails, and voicemails to engage business owners matching buyer criteria, achieving a 40%+ response rate. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan with deals closed in 30+ states, Calder offers tiered buy-side programs (Gold and Silver) with full transaction support from sourcing through closing.

SectorPoint Advisors provides operator search and placement for lower middle market private equity acquisitions. The firm sources COOs, Presidents, and General Managers for founder-built service businesses undergoing ownership transitions, often starting during diligence so the leadership question is answered before close. SectorPoint also provides commercial diligence and thesis development advisory.

Alden Ridge Advisory provides exit preparation and buy-side advisory services for small business transactions. The firm offers Exit Preparation Reviews for sellers and fractional direct investment execution for buyers, with principal experience closing 20+ PE transactions ranging from $5M to $50M.

eCommerce Lending is a full-service acquisition firm founded by Stephen Speer offering financing (SBA 7(a) up to $5M, FLEX $1M-$10M, Capital Access $10M-$250M), buy-side advisory (LOI structuring, deal negotiation, due diligence coordination), and off-market deal sourcing across ecommerce, SaaS, and traditional business acquisitions. The firm has closed 500+ deals totaling over $1 billion with a 98% approval rate.

Capital Edge Advisors is a financial consulting firm providing M&A advisory, fractional CFO services, and company valuations. On the buy side, the firm works with private equity firms and family offices to value, structure, and finance acquisitions. The firm also offers FP&A solutions, capital sourcing, and sell-side valuation support for business owners.

DealBuff is a proprietary deal sourcing platform that helps acquisition entrepreneurs and search fund operators find off-market businesses to buy. The company offers done-for-you outreach campaigns, a DIY sourcing course, and a community for serious ETA buyers. Based in Denver, Colorado, DealBuff has sourced over $75M in businesses across 80+ industries nationwide.