SearchLoop.

OFF-MARKET DEAL FLOW ENGINE FOR BOLT-ON ACQUISITIONS

Off-market deal flow for bolt-on acquisitions, done for you.

We build and run your off-market deal flow engine so your team spends time in IC, not in LinkedIn inboxes.

Examine the record
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Chart the market.
Start the conversation.

The record speaks.

Selected results from the origination desk.

15clients served
$8bn+in client AUM represented
10–40%historical owner reply rates
<45 daysto diligence for multiple sourced targets

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Selected clients & engagements

I / CASE STUDIES

From the mandate
to the conversation.

Selected engagements. Named where permitted; anonymous where confidential.

I.Mentmore CapitalCommercial vehicle hire & maintenance · United Kingdom2 opportunities at LOI

A precise shortlist in a fragmented market. SearchLoop screened the market for the specific operating model and reached owners by email, letters and WhatsApp.

41
companies contacted
14
human replies
34.1%
reported reply rate

Two opportunities progressed to LOI within 60 days of project start.

What we built
25,907 source records narrowed to approximately 1,500 in scope and 300 promising targets. Financial research and business-model screening informed the shortlist.
Channels
Email · Physical letters · WhatsApp
II.Software growth investorClient identity withheld · Software acquisition search22.9% reported replies

SearchLoop turned a broad software market into a qualified target list and direct owner conversations.

15,000+
companies screened
183
met all criteria
22.9%
historical combined reply rate

A defined acquisition shortlist, wired into the team’s CRM.

What we built
Company screening, qualification, personalised owner approaches and HubSpot integration.
Channels
Email · LinkedIn
III.UK acquisition groupClient identity withheld · Off-market deal flow600 replies

Off-market deal flow at volume, with a structured response pipeline separating positive interest, future timing and declines so the team can prioritise its next conversations.

600
replies reported
300
positive responses / conversations*

A substantial pool of owner responses for the acquisition team to work through.

What we built
Response extraction, qualification and follow-up context, giving the team a clearer view of interest and timing.
Channels
Email · LinkedIn
IV.Acquisition firmClient identity withheld · Email & LinkedIn6.5% reported replies

A joined-up deal flow engine for a deal team: target research, contact enrichment, personalised email and LinkedIn messages, with replies routed back to the team.

7,000
companies mapped
1,963
unique people contacted
6.5%
reported reply snapshot

One workflow to find targets, reach owners and bring responses back to the deal team.

What we built
Campaign infrastructure, contact validation, personalised sequences, response handling and pipeline visibility.
Channels
Email · LinkedIn
V.Managed services investorClient identity withheld · Managed service providersAdvanced due diligence

A focused origination engine identified and reached founders in the managed-service-provider market.

A sourced target progressed to the final stages of due diligence.

What we built
Target identification and direct approaches to founders of managed service providers serving the Google and Microsoft ecosystems.
VI.Fintech investorClient identity withheld · Fintech acquisition searchAdvanced due diligence

A thesis-led search surfaced a fintech target outside the team’s traditional sourcing channels.

A sourced target progressed to the final stages of due diligence.

What we built
An origination system built to identify targets against the team’s investment criteria and open owner conversations.

*The UK acquisition group reports 300 positive responses / conversations as one combined category; period not specified.

II / CAMPAIGN REPLY RATES

From the campaign ledger.

Campaign results, with identities withheld.

Campaign extractEmail campaign
Anonymous campaign results, transcribed from the supplied report
LeadsContactedSentRepliesReply rate
11200.00%
17142317.14%
3640731130.56%
Leads. Contacted. Sent. Replies.
Figures transcribed from the campaign report.
Further recordsEmail campaign
Anonymous campaign results, transcribed from the supplied report
LeadsContactedSentRepliesReply rate
199198274136.57%
200200381189.00%
242433312.50%
23233214.35%
Four campaign rows.
Four separate campaign records.

A wider campaign.

902 contacted.
54 replies.

A reported 5.99% reply rate across 2,229 emails sent.

Campaign volumeIdentity withheld
Anonymous campaign results, transcribed from the supplied report
LeadsContactedSentRepliesReply rate
9289022,229545.99%
Volume and response, side by side.
Leads, sends and responses from one campaign.
Further campaign recordsIdentities withheld
Anonymous campaign results, transcribed from the supplied report
LeadsContactedSentRepliesReply rate
6969691521.74%
37373712.70%
696969710.14%
37373700.00%
7070701115.71%
Five more campaign records.
Five separate campaign records.

III / OWNER REPLIES

In the owner’s own words.

Anonymous replies from owners, and the businesses behind them.

Snapshot of opportunities

The businesses behind the owner replies on this page. We show replies from businesses we estimate at more than $5m revenue, 25 staff or $1m EBITDA. Sizes are our estimates from public information, shown as ranges, not company figures.

37
businesses replied: 28 open to talk now, 9 later
35
with more than 25 staff (est.)
29
with more than $5m revenue (est.)
14
with more than $1m EBITDA (est.)

Mix Healthcare and life sciences 13 · Software 13 · Business services 7 · Industrial and energy 2 · Food and drink manufacturing 1 · Retail and distribution 1

Businesses behind the replies, largest first, with our size estimates
BusinessReplyStaffRevenue (est.)EBITDA (est.)Run byScreenshot
Fintech softwareUKYes, let's talk100-250$25-50mn/aVC-backed
Business softwareUSYes, let's talk250+$25-50mn/aVC-backed
Property softwareUSYes, let's talk100-250$25-50m$2-5mPE-backed
Healthcare softwareUSYes, let's talk100-250$10-25m$2-5mPE-backed
Healthcare billing and softwareUSYes, let's talk100-250$10-25m$2-5mFounder
Vertical softwareUSNot now, door open100-250$10-25mn/aVC-backed
Health data softwareUSNot now, door open100-250$10-25mn/aVC-backed
Education programmesUSYes, let's talk25-50$10-25m$2-5mFounder
Online retailUSYes, let's talk25-50$10-25m$0.5-1mFounder
Property softwareUSYes, let's talk50-100$10-25mn/aVC-backed
Life sciences servicesUSNot now, door open50-100$10-25m$1-2mFounder
Life sciences servicesUSNot now, door open50-100$10-25m$1-2mPrivate
IT servicesUSYes, let's talk25-50$10-25m$1-2mFounder
Insurance softwareEuropeYes, let's talk100-250$10-25mn/aVC-backed
Data softwareUSNot now, door open25-50$5-10m$1-2mFounder
Healthcare softwareUSYes, let's talk50-100$5-10m$1-2mFounders
Life sciences softwareUSYes, let's talk50-100$5-10mn/aVC-backed
Business softwareEuropeYes, let's talk25-50$5-10m$2-5mFounders
Property softwareCanadaYes, let's talk50-100$5-10m$1-2mFounder
Building security servicesUSYes, let's talk25-50$5-10m$1-2mFamily
Corporate learningUSYes, let's talk25-50$5-10m$1-2mFounders
Food and drink manufacturingUSYes, let's talk50-100$5-10m$0.5-1mEmployee-owned
Cybersecurity servicesUSYes, let's talk25-50$5-10m$0.5-1mFounder
Building servicesCanadaYes, let's talk25-50$5-10m$0.5-1mFamily
Energy servicesUSYes, let's talk10-25$5-10m$0.5-1mFounder
Vertical softwareUSYes, let's talk25-50$5-10mn/aVC-backed
Vertical softwareUSNot now, door open25-50$5-10m$0.5-1mFounder
Lab servicesUSYes, let's talk25-50$5-10m$0.5-1mFamily
Healthcare softwareUSYes, let's talk25-50$5-10mn/aVC-backed
Language servicesUSNot now, door open25-50$3-5m$0.5-1mFounder
Vertical softwareCanadaNot now, door open25-50$3-5mUp to $0.25mFounders
Digital healthUSYes, let's talk25-50$3-5mn/aVC-backed
HR softwareUSNot now, door open25-50$3-5mn/aVC-backed
Healthcare softwareEuropeYes, let's talk25-50$3-5mn/aVC-backed
Equipment hireUKYes, let's talk10-25$3-5m$1-2mOwner-managed
Medical devicesInternationalYes, let's talk25-50$1-3mn/aVC-backed
Health AI softwareEuropeYes, let's talk25-50$1-3mn/aVC-backed

How we size them: headcount from LinkedIn and each company's own site; revenue from headcount times typical revenue per head for that business model; EBITDA at the middle of typical margins for that kind of business. Venture-backed businesses show no EBITDA. Ranges are wide on purpose, so no business can be picked out. Replies are interest, not deals.

And on the other
side of the inbox...

Owner correspondenceNames withheld

“We’d be happy to meet
with you again.”

We've spoken further since our meeting and, if you're still interested, we'd be happy to meet with you again to discuss things in more detail and provide you with some further information.

If you'd like to send over a few dates that work for you, I'll see which works best for the three of us.

Excerpt from a supplied email replyIdentity withheld

The trade is simple.

You set the direction
Your acquisition criteria.
Your feedback on fit.
We run the engine
Target research, first contact with owners,
reply handling and follow-up.
Your team takes the conversations
Speak with interested owners.
Assess the opportunity.

A good place to begin.

What are you
looking to acquire?

Discuss your acquisition plan

Evidence record

Enlarged anonymous campaign record