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Boutique Tech M&A
Corporate asset purchases and acqui-hires for buyers and sellers navigating a liquidity-constrained market.
Fee
2%–5% success fee (Lehman formula)
How the desk works.
Four steps, whether you're acquiring or being acquired.
Scope the mandate
Buy-side or sell-side, asset deal or acqui-hire, confirmed before outreach begins.
Run a targeted process
A short list of real counterparties, not a broad auction.
Structure the deal
Asset vs. equity, earn-outs, and retention terms negotiated before diligence starts.
Close
We stay through signing and funding, not just the term sheet.
Who this desk is for.
If you're acquiring
- Acquirers looking to buy talent, technology, or market share below a full-priced round.
- Strategics consolidating a fragmented category.
- PE-backed platforms executing a buy-and-build strategy.
If you're selling
- Founders facing a liquidity crunch who need a fast, discreet process.
- Teams better placed inside a larger company than raising again.
- Boards exploring a sale alongside a fundraise.
Other desks.
A liquidity crunch is a bad time to run a slow process.Tell us the mandate — we'll tell you who's real.
Start a conversation
Response within one business day.