Define your mandate. Execute with precision.
We advise committed acquirers on acquisition strategy, criteria development, and transaction execution in the lower middle market. Relationship-driven sourcing. No public deal listings.
Acquisition strategy. Disciplined execution.
We help serious acquirers define criteria, evaluate opportunities, and engage professionally when there is a clear fit. The work begins with a precise mandate and runs through close — sourcing, screening, structuring, and coordinating the diligence process from end to end.
Criteria Before Outreach
We begin every engagement by building a precise acquisition mandate — industry, geography, revenue range, ownership profile, and deal structure. Outreach only starts when criteria are defined and agreed.
Advisory at the Table
Sellers in this market almost always have representation. We advise buyers throughout the process — evaluating fit, navigating structure, and managing the negotiation professionally on your behalf.
Targeted Search, Not Lists
We source businesses matching your mandate through direct relationship outreach — not aggregated listings or third-party databases. Targets reach your desk because they fit, not because they were available.
Acquirers with a real thesis.
We work with a defined group of buyers: PE-backed platforms, family offices, independent sponsors, and strategic operators. Each has documented criteria, the capital to close, and the seriousness to run a professional process.
PE-Backed Platforms
Portfolio companies executing an add-on acquisition strategy. We extend your deal team, source targets aligned to your platform thesis, and manage the process without disrupting operations.
Independent Sponsors
Buyers pursuing one acquisition at a time who need a sourcing and advisory partner. We identify opportunities that match your criteria and help you present them with the depth your capital partners require.
Family Offices
Patient capital seeking direct ownership with long hold periods. We identify founder-led businesses that align with your values and operating philosophy, not just your financial return targets.
Strategic Acquirers
Operators expanding through acquisition into adjacent markets, geographies, or capabilities. We source targets that create genuine strategic value and engage sellers in a way that reflects your standing.
What acquisition advisory covers.
Acquisition Strategy
Defining the mandate with precision — sector, size, ownership structure, deal type, and long-term fit. A clear acquisition thesis before outreach begins.
Target Evaluation
Preliminary screening, financial review, and fit assessment before you invest your time. We filter opportunities against your criteria so your desk stays focused.
Deal Structuring
Advisory on price, structure, earnouts, seller notes, and deal mechanics. We help you build a proposal that reflects your capital structure and protects your downside.
Diligence Management
We coordinate the due diligence process — legal, accounting, and operational — to reach close on schedule without surprises or gaps in the process.
Integration Planning
Pre-close planning for buyers who need to move quickly post-transaction. We identify key risks and help develop the 100-day roadmap before signing.
Pipeline Advisory
For platform buyers executing multiple acquisitions per year, ongoing pipeline development and deal flow management as a retained advisory function.
The most effective acquisitions come from relationships and preparation, not from reacting to what others have already put on the market.
We help buyers enter conversations early, engage professionally, and build the kind of credibility that makes a seller want to close with them. Where Bull Street represents the seller in any transaction, seller interests, confidentiality, and process control remain the firm’s first obligation.
Qualified process. Controlled access.
Bull Street Partners works with qualified acquirers pursuing lower middle market acquisitions. Buyers may submit acquisition criteria, industry focus, capital profile, and transaction experience to begin a conversation around relevant opportunities.
We do not publish public deal listings. Active opportunities are discussed through a confidential, qualified process.
Seller-Controlled Process
Every active engagement is managed on behalf of the seller. Buyer access is structured, staged, and authorized by our client at each step.
Qualified Buyers Only
Inquiries are reviewed against defined criteria before any engagement proceeds. Capital readiness, relevant experience, and good faith intent are required.
NDA Before Materials
No confidential information is shared prior to NDA execution and buyer qualification. All materials are released through a controlled, documented process.
No Public Listings
Bull Street Partners does not publish open listings or broadly circulate confidential opportunities. Access is by invitation following a qualification conversation.
Who we work with on the buy side.
Our seller clients are represented parties. We have an obligation to protect their processes and their time. Buyers who engage with Bull Street do so through a structured qualification process.
- Demonstrated capital or a committed capital source adequate for the target deal size
- Relevant operating, ownership, or investment experience in the target industry or adjacent space
- Willingness to execute NDA and provide a buyer profile prior to receiving confidential materials
- Defined acquisition criteria and a realistic view of valuation in the lower middle market
- Ability to move on a reasonable timeline — we will not hold a seller in a prolonged process for an unprepared buyer
- Good faith engagement — we do not facilitate market research, competitive intelligence, or valuation fishing
Committed Capital
Access to debt or equity financing adequate for the target deal size, confirmed before materials are released — not contingent on finding the deal first.
Relevant Experience
Operating, ownership, or investment experience in the target sector or a closely adjacent space. Sellers want to understand who they are transacting with.
Process Readiness
Ability to execute NDA, provide a buyer profile, and move on a defined timeline. We will not hold a seller in a prolonged process for a buyer who is not prepared to close.
Good Faith Intent
We do not facilitate information gathering or valuation exercises. Buyers who engage with our processes do so with a genuine intention to close.
Start a confidential conversation.
Acquisition inquiries and mandate discussions are handled directly by a partner and held in strict confidence. Tell us what you are looking for and where you are in the process.