M&A origination for middle-market enterprise software acquirers
Our Work
Sprout partners with software-focused private equity firms and strategic acquirers to accelerate M&A deal flow. We work alongside our clients’ investment teams to build and nurture robust acquisition pipelines. Our partners entrust us to engage business owners, C-suites, boards and sell-side advisors on their behalf, unlocking direct access to their top acquisition targets.
Our clients are global investment firms with proven success in acquiring founder-owned software businesses.
Our Workflow
Market Size-Up
Quantify our clients’ vertical market size and acquisition opportunity
Hot-List Discovery
Identify top targets aligned with our clients’ acquisition criteria
Outreach
Enable direct engagement between our clients and their highest priority acquisition targets
Financial Due-Diligence
Analyze pre-LOI financial information to strengthen investment committee proposals
Bid Strategy and Valuation Advisory
Assess recent comparable transactions and conduct price discovery