Dedicated Acquisition Search
for Serious Buyers.

Deal range

$10M – $250M revenue

Proprietary network

Off-market deal flow across our sectors

Sectors

Tech, MSP, Cyber, Healthcare, Life Sciences, A&D

Market focus

Middle market

Advisory model

Operator-led, retained engagement

Built by Operators. Not Bankers.

Our network wasn’t built from a contact list — it was built over 30+ years as founders, executives, and operators inside the sectors we advise in.

Sellers call N2M because they know us — from prior transactions, from industry relationships, from decades of operating in the same space. That trust is what generates proprietary deal flow. It cannot be replicated by a banker who has never run a company in these sectors.

Why Buyers Come to N2M

PE firms and strategic buyers engage N2M because our sector knowledge allows us to identify, qualify, and value targets with a depth no generalist advisor can match.

We know what a premium MSP looks like versus a commodity one. We know what drives cybersecurity multiples. We know which healthcare IT platforms PE funds are paying up for — and why. That knowledge is what makes our deal flow proprietary and our vetting credible.

Proprietary Deal Flow

The deals that reach our retained buy-side clients never go through a broad public process and are never seen by competing buyers.

They come directly from our sell-side pipeline and operator network — off-market, pre-qualified, and delivered exclusively to the right retained buyer first. That is the N2M advantage.

Pre-Vetted. Sector-Specific.

Every target that reaches a retained client has been evaluated by advisors who have operated inside businesses exactly like it.

We assess financial quality, recurring revenue integrity, customer concentration risk, technology stack, and management depth — before you spend a minute of your deal team’s time. Our sector knowledge is what makes that vetting credible and that is what separates N2M from every other buy-side advisor in the market.

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Proprietary deal flow driven by deep industry expertise and operator relationships.

Our sell-side mandates generate off-market targets before they reach broad outreach. Retained clients get first look.

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Sector depth that filters signal from noise

We specialize in tech, MSP, cyber, healthcare IT, life sciences, and A&D. Our advisors have operated inside businesses in these sectors and closed deals from both sides of the table.

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We protect your deal team’s time

Target identification, market mapping, owner qualification, and initial valuation conversations — we handle the sourcing infrastructure so your team engages only with pre-qualified opportunities worth their attention.

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Full execution through close

From thesis validation through LOI support, due diligence coordination, and transaction execution — we stay in the deal. This is not a sourcing service. It is operator-led advisory from first target to close.

PE Funds — Active Deployment

Fund closed in the last 18 months with dry powder to deploy

LP pressure to deploy, specific sector thesis, accountable to a deal pace. Paying for proprietary flow is a budgeted deal cost. Retainer credited 100% at close.

PE-Backed Platforms — Bolt-On Acquisitions

Already own one company — PE sponsor has an explicit add-on strategy

Need off-market targets not being shopped to every platform in the space. PE sponsor approves the retainer as a deal cost.

Strategics — Platform Acquisition Programs

Board-mandated M&A program with dedicated deal team and approved budget

Accountable to a deal count. Retainer is a line item, not a personal expense. Corporate dev teams in tech, MSP, cyber, and healthcare IT.

Search Funds & Family Offices

Committed capital, single mandate, one shot to close

Cannot rely on inbound. Family offices with a specific tech or healthcare thesis seeking first-look access to off-market deals before broad outreach.

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Thesis validation

We stress-test your acquisition criteria — sector, size, geography, EBITDA profile, platform vs. add-on. Target universe built before outreach begins.

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Proprietary outreach

Direct, confidential outreach to off-market owners. We lead with sell-side relationships and operator credibility — not a blast to every name on a list.

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Qualified pipeline delivery

You receive pre-qualified opportunities — owner motivated, financials validated. Our deep industry expertise allows us to establish preliminary valuations before you engage, so you arrive at the IOI stage informed, not guessing.

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LOI & diligence support

Valuation discussions, LOI structuring, and due diligence coordination. Our IT Advisory practice provides technical due diligence for tech assets requiring deeper review.

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Transaction execution

Senior advisor involvement through close. We stay in the deal — not a hand-off to junior staff once the LOI is signed.

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Post-close continuity

Our IT Advisory practice engages for IT optimization, interim CIO, and portfolio company support. The relationship compounds after the deal closes.