Your Questions, Answered

1. 🧠 Understanding OutSearched

  • Outsourced is deal sourcing service for private equity, searchers, and independent sponsors.

  • We generate proprietary outreach; we don’t list or sell businesses.

  • Mostly proprietary, but brokered deals included when relevant.

  • We build lists, contact owners, and qualify sellers.

  • No. We run targeted deal sourcing campaigns, not generic lead gen.

  • We customize to your criteria: industry, geography, size.

2. 🧩 Fit & Suitability

  • Searchers, independent sponsors, and LMM private equity.

  • $500K-$25M EBITDA targets are our sweet spot.

  • Yes, it’s a fraction of the cost of a buyside fee agreement.

  • Tailored by thesis, criteria, and buyer type.

  • We don’t offer that. Our campaigns are costly to begin and maintain.

3. 🚀 Process & Onboarding

  • 30-minute kickoff, then go live in 21 days.

  • Qualified leads usually within 4 weeks.

  • Investment criteria, firm background, call availability.

  • We use databases, scraping, and filters aligned to your thesis.

  • Yes, just let us know and we adjust.

4. 📈 Performance & Results

  • This depends entirely upon your criteria.

  • Interested seller who fits your criteria and is responsive.

  • OutSearched phone-qualifies before sending to clients.

  • Weekly reports via email.

  • In some cases, we offer minimum lead guarantees.

5. 💳 Pricing & Payment

  • $3K (Bootstrapped), $5K (Sponsored), Call for fully outsourced BD.

  • Outreach campaigns, lead handoff, reporting.

  • No, only flat-rate monthly pricing.

  • Yes - 9 months standard, with incentives for upfront payment.

6. 📜 Terms, Legal, and Guarantees

  • 9 months.

  • No, but you can buy out your contract for a discount. 

  • Yes, we don’t share or sell your data.

7. 🤝 Partnerships & Special Programs

  • Yes – one free month or 10% off per referral.

  • Yes, we partner with search fund accelerators.

  • Yes, through our Veteran Searcher Sponsor program.

  • Absolutely. We complement in-house and external platforms.