SAPPER · An Abstrakt Company

Deal sourcing for private equity and M&A advisors

The best deals often start with an owner who was not on the market yet. Sapper books first conversations with owners who fit your criteria.

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Who we reach

Founders and owners of private companies
CEOs of founder-led businesses
Family business owners planning a transition
CFOs at companies considering a sale or recapitalization
Business brokers and intermediaries

Why it’s hard to reach them

Owners get frequent buyer emails and ignore most of them.
Owners who aren’t on the market yet are hard to find and harder to reach.
Finding owners who fit your size and industry takes research time your team doesn’t have.

How Sapper works for your firm

We build target lists by revenue, industry, location and ownership, then reach owners with a respectful first note about a future conversation, not an offer. Every meeting goes to your deal team with the full thread.

Calls lead

Cold calls to your approved, exclusive target list drive every campaign.

Email, LinkedIn, mail

Supporting touches that make the call familiar and give buyers another way to reply.

Checked first

Need, timing and who else is involved, confirmed before a meeting goes on your calendar.

Every meeting goes on your calendar with the full conversation, so you know what was said before you walk in. See all services.

What to expect

Campaigns start with a 30-day implementation period: onboarding, building the target list you approve, and preparing the calls. First appointments typically come in the month after that. You get one account manager and regular reviews of what buyers are saying and why.

Questions

Do you discuss valuations or terms?

No. We set the introduction. Anything about price, terms or process stays with your team.

Can you work from our existing criteria?

Yes. We build the list from your size, industry and geography criteria.

Deal sourcing markets we cover

Each market page has the local numbers: how many companies, where they cluster and which titles to test first.

Alabama
Birmingham
Huntsville

Arizona
Phoenix
Tucson

Arkansas
Little Rock

California
Central Valley
Los Angeles
Oxnard
Riverside
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Cruz
Santa Rosa
Stockton

Colorado
Colorado Springs
Denver

Connecticut
Bridgeport
Hartford

District of Columbia
Washington, DC

Florida
Cape Coral
Jacksonville
Miami
North Port
Orlando
Tampa
West Palm Beach

Georgia
Atlanta

Hawaii
Honolulu

Idaho
Boise

Illinois
Chicago

Indiana
Indianapolis
South Bend

Iowa
Des Moines

Kansas
Wichita

Kentucky
Lexington
Louisville

Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans

Maryland
Baltimore

Massachusetts
Boston
Springfield
Worcester

Michigan
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Saginaw

Minnesota
Minneapolis

Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis

Nebraska
Omaha

Nevada
Las Vegas

New Hampshire
Manchester

New Mexico
Albuquerque

New York
Albany
Buffalo
New York
Rochester
Syracuse

North Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh

Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa

Oregon
Portland

Pennsylvania
Allentown
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh

Rhode Island
Providence

South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Columbia
Greenville

Tennessee
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville

Texas
Austin
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
McAllen
San Antonio

Utah
Salt Lake City

Virginia
Richmond
Virginia Beach

Washington
Seattle
Spokane

West Virginia
Charleston, WV

Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee

Ready for more meetings with the buyers you want?

Tell us who you sell to. We’ll tell you honestly whether we can reach them.

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