INDEPENDENT SPONSORS / SEARCH FUNDS / LMM PE

Target maps and thesis scouting for independent sponsors and search funds.

We rank acquisition targets and capital partners against your stated thesis using SEC filings, public mandates, and announced deals.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Built for:

  • Independent sponsors
  • Search funds
  • Lower-middle-market private equity
  • Acquisition entrepreneurs
THE PAIN

"Deal flow is the bottleneck. We need a constant pipeline of fit-aligned targets, owners ready to transact, and capital partners pre-mapped."

WHAT WE CAN PREPARE

Deliverables

01
Acquisition target map
02
Thesis scouting report
03
Buyer and seller map
04
Capital partner map
05
Topco and GP entity resolver brief
USE CASES

Real situations we map

  • 01Independent sponsor running a stated industrial-services thesis
  • 02Search fund mapping owner-operator transition targets
  • 03Lower-middle-market PE building a programmatic pipeline in a specific vertical
  • 04Acquisition entrepreneur ranking targets by owner-readiness signals
WHY DFX INTELLIGENCE
  • SEC Form D related-persons extraction (not paid scrapers)
  • Thesis-matching against public filings and announcements
  • Topco entity resolver to avoid SPV noise
  • Evidence pack for every named target
NEXT STEP

Request a target map

Tell us the thesis, the target market, and the urgency. We will produce a sample within 72 hours. Lightweight, public-data-only, with an evidence pack.

Request a target map
COMPLIANCE POSTURE
  • No broker-dealer language.
  • No claim of pre-arranged owner introductions.