Your dedicated deal-sourcing engine — built for acquisition entrepreneurs, PE firms, independent sponsors, and searchers tired of chasing cold lists. 3–5 qualified, motivated seller conversations every month in your exact buy box. Not names. Not lists. Actual conversations with owners who want to talk.
No retainer. No monthly fee. No upfront anything. Single Lehman at close — that's it.
Every engagement includes the complete infrastructure required to build and maintain a proprietary sourcing channel aligned with your acquisition mandate.
We translate your acquisition criteria into a structured sourcing framework — identifying and prioritizing high-fit targets across your defined sectors and geographies.
Direct outreach and relationship development with business owners — initiating conversations before businesses enter a formal sale process or engage an intermediary.
Each opportunity is evaluated for strategic fit, ownership dynamics, timing, and seller motivation — so your team only engages with owners worth their time.
Structured reporting provides full visibility into sourcing activity, engagement status, and opportunity progression across your target market.
Aligned Profit operates as a continuous sourcing function — maintaining active engagement across your target market rather than delivering a one-time list of names.
Our team operates as a dedicated origination layer — running outreach, engaging owners, and building pipeline so your team can focus on closing transactions.
From your mandate alignment call to live outreach — we move fast. Your origination engine is fully operational within one week, so qualified owner conversations begin immediately.
National coverage across high-value Lower Middle Market verticals. Each engagement is scoped to your specific acquisition thesis, geography, and financial criteria.
Dental practices, DSOs, physician-owned groups, med spas, surgical centers, behavioral health, PT, and functional medicine.
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, and specialty mechanical contractors with recurring revenue.
Roofing, painting, restoration, landscaping, pest control, and residential service businesses.
General contracting, specialty trades, commercial construction, and industrial service businesses.
Independent restaurants, multi-unit operators, breweries, bars, and franchise food service businesses.
Private K-5 schools, daycare and childcare centers, tutoring, and specialty education businesses.
Software development, MSPs, SaaS, branding/digital agencies, marketing firms, and B2B tech services.
Trucking, last-mile delivery, warehousing, freight brokerage, and specialized transportation companies.
Security firms, staffing, janitorial, professional services, legal services, and B2B recurring models.
Real estate brokerages, property management, financial services, accounting firms, and insurance agencies.
Salons, med spas, boutique fitness, personal training studios, and beauty/wellness service businesses.
DTC brands, e-commerce platforms, print/signage, specialty retail, and consumer product businesses.
12 sectors above reflect industries from 2,500+ real owner engagements. Don't see yours? We've likely worked it.
Aligned Profit works best for acquisition-focused firms that operate off-market — where mandate clarity and relationship depth matter more than speed to close.
Buy-side teams running systematic acquisition programs with defined target profiles and geographic focus.
Searchers and sponsors looking to build proprietary deal flow independently of banker networks.
Strategic acquisition teams at platform companies looking to expand through bolt-on acquisitions.
Aligned Profit takes on a limited number of buy-side mandates at a time. There are no upfront fees, no monthly retainers, and no setup costs. We're compensated on a single Lehman Scale success fee — paid only when an acquisition we sourced actually closes.
Because we carry the full origination cost until a deal closes, we can only run a limited number of active buy-side mandates at a time. Taking on a mandate that doesn't fit — wrong buy box, uncommitted capital, unrealistic thesis — means burning our own time and capital on a deal that will never close.
Every application is reviewed against three criteria: defined and realistic buy box, committed or callable capital, and ability to move on a qualified opportunity inside 60–90 days of introduction. If you meet those, we want to talk.
No retainer. No monthly fee. No upfront anything. If your application is accepted, Aligned Profit will build and run your origination pipeline at zero cost to you — and we only get paid a single Lehman Scale success fee when an acquisition closes.