Private equity deal sourcing
Lower middle market private equity deal sourcing for serious buyers
PrivSource helps lower middle market private equity teams source brokered and proprietary opportunities, share investment criteria, and stay close to vetted intermediaries.
Curated network
Serious counterparties only
The platform is designed for active M&A professionals, which keeps sponsor and intermediary conversations more relevant.
Live deal flow
Browse current opportunities
Review marketed deals and stay close to new lower middle market processes without sorting through broad listing sites.
Mandate visibility
Show the market what you buy
Publish criteria and keep your team's target profile in front of brokers and advisors already working in-market.
Built for lower middle market private equity teams
Lower middle market private equity firms need steady deal flow, relevant mandates, and faster access to the right advisors. PrivSource combines those workflows in one platform.
Use the platform to review private opportunities, circulate buy-side criteria, and stay visible to transaction professionals already active in the market.
Why buyers use it
Relevant lower middle market coverage
Focus on the size range where lower middle market private equity firms spend time: sub-scale buyouts, add-ons, and owner-led opportunities.
Vetted counterparties
PrivSource is built for experienced M&A professionals, which keeps buyer and intermediary conversations higher signal.
Multiple ways to source
Browse active opportunities, publish mandate criteria, and use AI Researcher when you need a targeted buyer or outreach list.
How buyers use it
A cleaner workflow for sponsor sourcing
Use PrivSource as a single place to stay visible to intermediaries, review live deals, and support targeted outreach when you need more coverage.
Join the vetted network
Create a buy-side account built for private equity, family office, search fund, and corporate development professionals.
Share your criteria
Keep your preferred industries, deal size, and structure visible so the right intermediaries can match you to active mandates.
Screen opportunities faster
Browse live deals on-platform and use AI Researcher when your team needs a targeted list for outreach or thematic sourcing.
Trusted network
Used by 5,000+ deal professionals
PrivSource is built for experienced buyers, intermediaries, and advisors operating in the lower middle market.
Why it fits
Built around the lower middle market sweet spot
PrivSource performs best where sponsor teams need better process quality, tighter buyer fit, and direct access to people already active in the market.
Relevant deal size
The platform is strongest in the range where lower middle market buyers spend the most time screening add-ons, founder-owned businesses, and smaller buyouts.
Higher-signal relationships
Buyers can stay close to experienced brokers, bankers, and advisors instead of sorting through unqualified marketplace traffic.
FAQs
What is PrivSource?
Deal Network is a private, curated marketplace of active buyout opportunities. All sell-side listings are vetted for quality, and all buy-side members are screened for acquisition experience and capital certainty, so sellers connect only with serious, credible buyers.
AI Researcher is an M&A-trained AI agent that instantly builds strategic buyer lists tailored to your deal. It is trained on real transactions and understands what makes a buyer a true fit, going far beyond basic keyword matching or static databases.
Our members include private equity firms, family offices, investment bankers, independent sponsors, strategic acquirers, and experienced M&A advisors. We're industry agnostic and currently support coverage across the U.S. and Canada. All members must apply and be approved before gaining access.
How does PrivSource source opportunities?
Deal Network also aggregates select opportunities from public marketplaces and partner firms, giving buyers additional exposure to curated listings without needing to search across multiple sources.
AI Researcher supports sell-side professionals by identifying strategic buyers tailored to each specific deal, using AI trained on real M&A transactions to go beyond basic keyword matching and surface true fit.
This combination of member-submitted deals and intelligent buyer discovery creates a more targeted, high-quality experience than traditional listing platforms.
Is PrivSource like Axial or BizBuySell?
We don't charge success fees and we don't act as hands-on matchmakers. Instead, we provide a high-quality, self-directed platform where vetted buyers and sellers can connect directly.
Every member is screened before gaining access, ensuring a more credible and efficient marketplace.
Compared to BizBuySell, our deals are typically more substantial and professionally represented, coming from vetted advisors. Compared to Axial, we offer greater flexibility and intelligence. AI Researcher is the first AI agent built specifically for M&A — helping advisors instantly generate targeted buyer lists by analyzing real transaction patterns across the broader M&A ecosystem, not just within a private network.
Is PrivSource right for me/my firm?
Buy-side users include private equity firms, family offices, independent sponsors, strategic acquirers, and search funds.
Sell-side users include investment bankers, M&A advisors, and quality business brokers.
Whether you're sourcing deals or buyers, we help you move faster and discover better-fit opportunities.