Having the right professional team to support business buyers and sellers through the complex process of an M&A transaction is critical.
Aligned IQ M&A‘s network of M&A-related service providers are vetted to provide a host of value-added services such as legal advisory services, business valuations/appraisals, accounting, tax advisory, and more.
For M&A Service Providers:
Showcase your Value-Added Services
What is it?
As a trusted advisor, your clients rely on your judgment and recommendations. Success relies on understanding your clients’ broader needs and going above and beyond in delivering differentiated value.
Aligned IQ M&A is designed to help your clients build relationships with potential buyers in advance of a future sale, and when the strategic
fit matters the most. As a platform user, you can upload your profile outlining your expertise to grow your client base while referring your clients to the platform to earn fees.
Fees earned from your referred clients are paid when one of them sells their business to a buyer who was originated on the platform.
The first step is to
Take a Tour to understand how the platform can benefit your clients and at the same time generate new business and revenue streams for your practice.
Please Note: M&A Intermediaries representing sell-side or buy-side clients can learn more about using the Aligned IQ platform by going here.
M&A Service Providers
No Fees for Sellers or M&A Support Service Providers
Aligned IQ M&A does not charge any subscription or service fees for M&A Service providers or to your referred business seller clients.
Showcase your Value-Added Services and Expertise
Your profile, expertise and experience can be showcased to platform users looking for M&A service providers.
Earn Fees by Referring and/or Assisting Clients
Add differentiated value to your clients by referring and/or assisting your seller clients in getting set up and running on the platform, and at the same time earn fees when deals close.
Easy to Use
Getting started is easy. You can book a demo or we can help you set up your profile. You should be up and running in approximately 30 minutes.
Our Aligned IQ VDR is an inexpensive, secure, multi-tenant virtual dataroom designed for M&A professionals, M&A Advisors, and Business owners. It offers high-level security and compliance controls, enabling confidential document sharing and collaboration. The platform supports efficient due diligence workflows with streamlined access management, granular permissions, and audit-trail logging. Its configuration is tailored for strategic buyers, sellers, and advisors, with customisable folder structures and user roles to reflect transaction-specific workflows. The user experience focuses on ease of use for lower middle-market M&A, helping deal teams manage sensitive data, maintain confidentiality, and accelerate transaction timelines.
frequently asked questions
M&A Support Service providers earn a portion of the closing deal fees for each qualified business client they refer or assist in getting their profile onto the platform. Fees are paid when a referred Seller Client successfully sells their business to a buyer who was originated on the platform. Please contact us for more details.
Aligned IQ M&A is best suited for profitable, mature businesses that operate in our current Industry Verticals. Start-ups or high-growth companies raising capital do not qualify, nor do businesses seeking passive minority investors.
Once you are registered on Aligned IQ M&A, you can invite clients who are considering a future sale of their business and are interested in exploring the strategic fit with like-minded buyers before committing to a full sell-side engagement with an intermediary. The invitation process itself provides the client’s consent and allows you (or your client) to set up their “Confidential Information Profile” and to start evaluating potential Matches.
Aligned IQ M&A relies on successful transactions to generate revenue and pays you your share of the deal fees only when deals close that were originated on the platform.
Aligned IQ M&A is a platform where future business sellers can begin to build relationships with potential corporate buyers and private investors (such as Private Equity Firms and other financial-type buyers/investors such as family offices) to explore the mutual strategic fit, without making any commitment. Once both parties have a common vision of what the combined potential of management, people, resources, market access, synergies, etc., could look like via a transaction, the groundwork is set for a successful transaction.