Buy-Side Advisory & Targeted Acquisitions
A focused search for companies that fit your acquisition strategy.
BMI provides buy-side M&A advisory to strategic buyers and private equity firms looking to find and acquire privately held companies.
We help define your acquisition criteria, identify companies, and contact owners on your behalf, including those not actively marketing their business for sale. We then support evaluation, negotiation, due diligence, and closing.
Start with a conversation about your acquisition goals and how BMI can help.
Request a consultationPrefer to talk now? Call (215) 240-7648
How it works
From strategy to closing.
We tailor the process to your goals, acquisition experience, and resources.
1Define your strategy
We help clarify what you want an acquisition to achieve and establish the criteria that will guide the search.
2Assess your readiness
We review your team’s capacity and resources to complete an acquisition and integrate the business afterward.
3Identify prospects
We identify companies that match your strategic and financial criteria.
4Contact and screen
We approach owners on your behalf, explain your interest, and screen them for fit and willingness to explore a transaction.
5Evaluate and negotiate
We help you evaluate opportunities, support negotiations on price and terms, and assist with due diligence so you can make informed decisions.
6Complete the acquisition
We assist with final negotiations and transaction documentation, and help address integration needs as you prepare for ownership.
Selected engagement
Four acquisitions in two years.
Xebec Adsorption Inc. retained BMI to find compressor service companies to support its growing biogas business.
BMI identified and contacted several hundred companies that matched Xebec’s criteria and presented 14 for serious consideration. Xebec made four acquisitions over two years through BMI.
North Carolina acquisition announcementUECompression acquisition announcement
Our experience
Advisors who have integrated acquisitions themselves.
BMI’s team brings firsthand experience running businesses and integrating acquired companies. We understand the practical challenges of bringing companies together, including management responsibilities, employees, systems, and operations.
We bring that experience to your acquisition: assessing how a company fits your strategy, what your team will need to integrate it, and which challenges deserve attention before you commit.
BMI has helped buyers pursue acquisitions in healthcare, electronics, air compressors, and metal powders.
Next step
Considering an acquisition?
Tell us about your acquisition goals and the type of business you want to buy. We’ll discuss how BMI can help you find and pursue suitable opportunities.
Request a consultation(215) 240-7648 · contact@bmimergers.com
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