Built for sponsors competing against private equity
Deal-by-deal economics demand off-market sourcing
- 01
Auction-bid deals don't pencil
- 02
Your network has a ceiling
- 03
LPs expect a thesis they could not have sourced themselves
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You cannot scale outreach while also closing deals
If banker-led processes are pricing you out, let’s talk through a proprietary sourcing strategy
Platform mandates and add-on mandates, sized to sponsor economics
- Platform Acquisitions
$2MM to $5MM
Target EBITDA
- Portfolio Add-Ons
$500K to $1MM
Target EBITDA
Every mandate is built around the specifics of your buy-box
Geography
Service Lines
Management Layers
We can help you source opportunities that support a sharper LP conversation
Run us as your external sourcing arm, or embed us inside your firm
Most independent sponsors run Fractional. It is the natural fit when the deal team is the principal and a small bench. Internal BD is for the established sponsors who want a named, white-labeled function under their brand.
Model 01
Elite origination capability under our brand, run as a confidential outside team. Scaled, multichannel proprietary outbound at the output of an institutional BD function.
- Branded as OutSearched to preserve sponsor confidentiality
- Multichannel proprietary outbound at scale
- Mandate-specific outreach architecture per thesis
- Weekly pipeline reviews with the principal
- Concurrent mandates if your thesis spans multiple sectors
A trained, managed business development function placed inside your organization. Branded as your firm in all outreach. Integrated with your CRM and process.
- White-labeled outreach under your firm's name
- Direct integration with your investment team and tools
- Covers proprietary and banked deal flow
- Mandate-specific outreach architecture per thesis
- Weekly pipeline reviews with your team
Let’s decide whether your search needs Internal BD, Fractional BD, or advisory support
Built for LP-presentable deal flow
Off-market multiples that pencil
Sourcing that fits your thesis, not someone else's
Most sponsors have a sharp sector or geographic focus tied to the principal’s background. We build the mandate around that edge, not a generic LMM buy-box.
Deals your LPs could not have surfaced themselves
If capital wants conviction, let’s build the sourcing process that supports it
How independent sponsors compare us to the other options
The honest comparison. Source it yourself, work through bankers, or run OutSearched against your mandate.
Option 01
Source It Yourself
- Capped by your network and your hours
- Same warm intros every sponsor sees
- Slow accumulation, easy to plateau
- LP pressure mounts while you wait
- Deal flow dies the moment you go under LOI
Banker and Broker Pipelines
- One bidder in a competitive process
- Auction dynamics break entry economics
- Hard to differentiate against better-capitalized PE
- No ability to build a relationship directly with the owner
- Impossible to compete with PE that sources before deals come to market
OutSearched
- Fixed retainer plus the lowest closing fees in the category
- Outreach launches within 21 days of mandate kickoff
- Direct-to-owner before a banked process exists
- Mandate built around your principal's edge
- Infrastructure already built and tuned
Let’s discuss how to reach owners before the process gets crowded
Across client mandates in 2025
Closed transactions and deals under contract are confidential and reported in aggregate at client request.
In their own words
Nate and his team at OutSearched have played a critical role in helping us uncover and pursue off-market opportunities across several industries. They took the time to understand exactly what we were looking for and built customized prospect lists tailored to our specific parameters. Throughout the entire engagement, their responsiveness and transparency made collaboration seamless. The pipeline they helped us develop has directly translated into meaningful conversations with quality targets. I strongly recommend OutSearched to any firm serious about strengthening its proprietary deal flow.
Nate and team did a great job of laying the foundation for our sourcing efforts. We were able to issue 3 LOIs within a few months of getting up and running. Definitely would recommend to any searcher, independent sponsor, or platform looking to acquire at scale.
I’m the founder of The Edelweiss Company and I decided to use OutSearched to help bring deals forward. They were professional, fast, and I have a deal (nearing LOI) on my plate already with less than 60 days of outbound. We’re just getting started with them. Highly recommended.
Bring LPs deals they could not have found themselves
A 30-minute strategy call. We will walk through your thesis, show you how we build the outreach engine, and tell you if we are the right fit for your next platform or add-on.