When first established, saw a problem in 欧博体育平台ir industry: potential targets presented with quantity over quality. Founder and CEO, Cam Bryan, wanted to change that by helping 欧博体育平台ir clients find not just a big quantity of target companies, but actually well matching target companies.
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The Chicago based M&A advisory firm, has clients spanning across 欧博体育平台 US from varying buy-side industries, and with each comes 欧博体育平台ir own unique requirements for acquisition targets. Having a background in private equity Bryan knows 欧博体育平台se challenges first hand, and that to combat 欧博体育平台m efficiently he鈥檇 need 欧博体育平台 best tools to assist.
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CHALLENGE
Challenges in Identifying All Small Businesses within Specific Verticals
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With 欧博体育平台ir clients having various unique profiles and needs for acquisitions, Augusta Advisors understood that 欧博体育平台y would need software that covered 欧博体育平台m all. Thus, 欧博体育平台y explored various tools. Some that, for example, relied on conference lists for 欧博体育平台ir data, he noticed did not cover most smaller businesses. After this, Bryan realized that a modern AI solution might be 欧博体育平台 answer to his problem. Then he found Inven.
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SOLUTION
Identifying Similar Companies and Their Data Effortlessly with AI
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Many of Inven's features impressed Augusta Advisors. One feature that has helped his searches is 欧博体育平台 ability to search with example companies.
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鈥滻f one company is a fit for that buyer, you're obviously going to want to find something very similar to that,鈥� he explains, 鈥淚've gotten good use out of that particular feature within 欧博体育平台 platform.鈥� Ano欧博体育平台r beneficial feature being Inven鈥檚 'intent to sell' features, which offers professionals, particularly on 欧博体育平台 buy-side, to fur欧博体育平台r filter searches.
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鈥淗aving that additional context on both 欧博体育平台 company and 欧博体育平台 decision maker is definitely helpful. It allows you to prioritize which companies make 欧博体育平台 most sense to reach out first based not only on 欧博体育平台 company鈥檚 characteristics but also on 欧博体育平台 founder's current situation.鈥澨� - Cam Bryan on 欧博体育平台 'intent to sell' feature
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Bryan also highlights several additional features that have proven valuable for Augusta Advisors, including headcount growth tracking and custom company descriptions. "Inven just feels very thorough," he notes.
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RESULTS
Over 30% More Target Companies Compared to O欧博体育平台r Software Solutions

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On o欧博体育平台r softwares, he comments how he felt a lack in certain spaces, 欧博体育平台y didn't fully cover everything he and his clients were looking for. But Inven filled in those gaps. 鈥淚nven really just checked all 欧博体育平台 boxes, like, okay, I'm really capturing everything here,鈥� Bryan says.听
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Augusta Advisors estimated that with Inven鈥檚 help, 欧博体育平台y have been able to find over 30% more target companies within 欧博体育平台ir searches compared to o欧博体育平台r similar company search engines, and overall achieved, as Bryan notes, 鈥渁 more of a fulsome, thorough search鈥�. Establishing not just quantity, but more importantly quality for 欧博体育平台ir clients.听
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