Buy-SideM&A

Buy-SideM&A

Buying well is a research problem before it is a negotiation. The thesis comes first, and it is what makes the target list short.

Buying well is a research problem before it is a negotiation. The first question is usually the most consequential: what are you actually trying to acquire, and why. A clear acquisition thesis turns a scattered list of targets into a short one, and it is the difference between paying for a capability and paying for a logo.

We then handle the approach. Many of the best targets are not for sale, and reaching them depends on relationships rather than outreach. We manage valuation, diligence coordination and documentation through to close, so your team can keep running the business while the transaction runs in parallel.

Our focus areas

What we handle in Buy-Side M&A

Acquisition Strategy
Target Screening
Valuation Analysis
Approach and Outreach
Negotiation Support
Diligence Coordination
Financing Structure
Integration Planning
Deal Documentation
Synergy Assessment

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Most transactions start as a question rather than a decision. An early conversation costs nothing and tends to make the timing clearer.

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Start a conversation

Most transactions start as a question rather than a decision. An early conversation costs nothing and tends to make the timing clearer.

Or email directly

An independent investment bank in San Francisco. Every engagement run start to finish by a senior banker, with no hand-offs to a junior deal team.

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An independent investment bank in San Francisco. Every engagement run start to finish by a senior banker, with no hand-offs to a junior deal team.

Attorneys of the year
Top Rated Sell-Side M&A
Address

San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA 94105

Contact
Legal

© 2026 Catapult Advisors LLC. All Rights Reserved.

An independent investment bank in San Francisco. Every engagement run start to finish by a senior banker, with no hand-offs to a junior deal team.

Attorneys of the year
Top Rated Sell-Side M&A
Address

San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA 94105

Contact
Legal

© 2026 Catapult Advisors LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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