Sponsors

LCS is a certified public accounting firm specializing in buy-side and sell-side M&A financial and tax due diligence, transaction accounting services, business valuation, and forensic accounting expert witness services. We perform the quality of earnings for dozens of searcher & sponsor acquisitions every year. Learn more here.

At Barlow & Williams, we redefine M&A legal services, merging classic legal rigor with cutting-edge expertise. We offer transparent, flat-rate pricing that provides clarity and confidence in every deal. Count on us to help you navigate your M&A journey with unmatched expertise and dedication. Learn more here.

Inzo Technology regularly works with searchers and their acquisitions, offering a complimentary IT audit of the target company. Former searcher now owner Nick Akers takes a personal interest in all their searcher clients, drawing from his own experience in the search phase. Learn more here.

Owned & led by former searcher Chris Williams, System Six is an outsourced finance team for hundreds of SMBs, including over 50 searcher-acquired businesses. Whether you own your business already or have one under LOI, talk to System Six about how they can give you time back and improve your financial ops. Learn more here.

Run by search fund veteran Mark Sinatra, Aspen understands the needs of search operators, and can be a great HR solution for you to receive compliance and diligence support, a powerful HR tech platform, and with Fortune 500-caliber benefits — all for a fraction of the cost. Learn more here.

The Acquisition Lab was founded by Walker Deibel, author of Buy Then Build — the book that introduced so many of you to the very idea of buying a business. The Lab offers a month-long intensive, almost-daily Q&A sessions with advisors, live deal reviews with Walker, deal team introductions, and an active community of serious searchers. Learn more here.

Run by 2-time successful searcher August Felker, Oberle Risk Strategies is an insurance firm with a dedicated practice group for searchers and acquisition entrepreneurs like you. If you've got a business under LOI, Oberle will provide complimentary due diligence on that business's insurance and benefits program. Learn more here.

Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory is a loan broker who pairs you with the right SBA lender for your deal, based on industry, terms, & risk thresholds, then helps you navigate the process to a successful close. Matthias closed dozens of search deals in 2024 alone. Learn more here.