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04 · M&A Targeting & Execution
The best targets are rarely for sale yet. The search starts from what an acquisition needs to add, then works through every company that could fit. A lower score does not remove a company; the best fits are simply approached first.
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How it works
Typical timeline
6 to 7 weeks
Outreach support can continue as a follow-on.
Agree on what an acquisition needs to add and the criteria for a good fit.
You receive: Thesis and scoring criteria
Find every company that could fit, using industry sources, databases, and research.
You receive: Target universe with a profile for each company
Score each company against the criteria and review the ranking with your team.
You receive: Ranked short list
Detailed profiles of the best fits: ownership, customers, capabilities, and likely interest in a deal.
You receive: Target profiles
Who to contact, how, and what to say, with materials for first conversations.
You receive: Approach plan and first-meeting materials
What you get
Builds proprietary add-on pipelines for platforms and tests a new sector thesis before you commit to it.
Gives owner-led and strategic acquirers a disciplined search instead of waiting for whatever a banker brings.
Example engagements
Representative engagements led by Stradaro's leadership in prior roles.
M&A targeting
Built acquisition strategies for industrial and services companies: screened several hundred potential targets and ranked the best fits against management's criteria.
Introductions made to priority targets.
M&A market analysis
Mapped industrial value chains and competitor landscapes to show acquirers where an acquisition would add the most.
Market view behind the acquisition plan.
Strategy · Market Research · M&A Advisory
Senior leadership is on every engagement, from kickoff to final readout. You will hear back within one business day.
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