Deal Origination

Proprietary opportunities don’t start with a listing

NorthBridge originates acquisition opportunities around defined investment criteria: we identify businesses that fit the mandate, engage owners directly, and qualify interest before bringing the right conversations to our clients.

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How Origination Works

Built around the buyer’s thesis.

Our process is built around the buyer’s thesis: sector, geography, revenue, EBITDA, transaction size, and ownership profile, rather than simply forwarding whatever happens to be on the market.

Institutional sourcing - built around an acquisition thesis, not a database of listings.

  1. 01

    Define the Mandate

    Establish investment criteria, transaction parameters, target profile, sector focus, geography, size, and acquisition thesis.

  2. 02

    Map the Market

    Build a targeted universe of businesses aligned with the mandate, including companies outside traditional marketed processes.

  3. 03

    Originate

    Conduct direct owner outreach and develop conversations with potential acquisition targets.

  4. 04

    Qualify

    Evaluate strategic fit, ownership objectives, transaction readiness, and initial economics before advancing the opportunity.

  5. 05

    Execute

    Facilitate the right conversations and support the process through analysis, negotiation, diligence, financing where applicable, and closing.

Private Equity & Investors

Acquisition support for professional buyers

Acquisition origination and transaction support for private equity firms, family offices, independent sponsors, and strategic buyers pursuing privately held businesses.

i.

Target Origination

Proprietary target identification and direct owner outreach, built around defined investment criteria.

ii.

Deal Support

Screening, negotiation, and diligence coordination from first call through closing.

iii.

Acquisition Financing

Debt arranged through NorthBridge’s Capital Advisory practice when a transaction needs it.

Who This Serves

Private equity firmsFamily officesIndependent sponsorsStrategic acquirersPlatform acquisitionsAdd-on acquisitions

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Sectors

Where we originate.

We run origination mandates in the four sectors where our relationships with owners, buyers, and capital sources run deepest.

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    Let’s discuss your mandate

    Tell us what you want to own. We’ll map the market and start the right conversations.

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