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Candor Advisors: A Trusted Advisor for Selling Founder-Led Businesses

Candor Advisors is a boutique transaction advisory firm founded by Kirk Michie, who has over 30 years of experience in Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ financial and capital markets. The company specializes in guiding founders through Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ complexities of selling Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir businesses. Kirk Michie, and by extension , are well-known as trusted advisors and thought leaders in Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ industry.

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Kirk’s extensive experience includes participating in over 60 M&A transactions, with a cumulative value exceeding $1 billion, along with raising more than $1 billion in capital throughout his career. This expertise forms Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ foundation of Candor Advisors' mission: guiding business founders towards better, more fruitful outcomes.

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Streamlining Buyer List Building

Operating with a lean, but efficient team, Candor Advisors wanted to simplify Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ process of building out Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir buyer lists, to include a robust and inclusive catalog of all potential buyers in Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ market. They required a tool that could help Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨m to expand Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir buyer universe efficiently, similar to larger platforms but tailored to a boutique firm’s scale. The need was for a solution that had return on investment but was also efficient and easy to integrate into Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir existing workflow. 

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Choosing Inven: Advanced Features with Tailored Focus

With previous experience using Crunchbase, Candor Advisors sought out to see if Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨re was anything similar to that option, that offered more advanced features and focus like oÅ·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨r software options such as PitchBook. Inven proved to be just that â€� exactly what Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨y were looking for.

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The primary feature that led Candor Advisors to adopt Inven’s platform was Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ AI-driven search functionality and user-friendly interface. Candor Advisors found Inven to provide accurate data and save time, which promised to enhance Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir deal-making process by targeting Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ right investors and buyers without Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ complexities that come with larger, more expensive platforms. 

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Inven is an AI-driven company database that is used for deal sourcing, finding acquisition targets and building buyer lists. It hosts an easy-to-use search, which helps advisors find investors and companies active in specific niches.

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50+ Potential Buyers Discovered through Inven

Candor Advisors quickly integrated Inven into Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir processes. They started using Inven's AI capabilities to refine and expand Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir buyer list for a fintech/software business deal. This included identifying potential financial and strategic buyers, which helps Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ firm drive more competitive tension for better valuation and terms for selling founders.

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All that is made possible through Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ development of a comprehensive and robust buyer universe. Inven’s large company database and intuitive search were critical in this process, allowing Candor Advisors to find a wide range of companies that fit within Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir search criteria.

Candor Advisors successfully expanded Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir buyer universe, demonstrating Inven's utility in improving deal opportunities.

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The ease of use and precise targeting significantly enhanced Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir reach for potential buyers, a crucial advantage for a small team like Candor Advisors. Their favorite features with Inven are its AI features, like descriptive search, accuracy in matching companies, and Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ excellent customer service.

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Candor Advisors' Top Picks: Intuitive Usage and Precision

As Candor Advisors integrated Inven into Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir operations, Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨y identified  several features and characteristics that stood out, enhancing Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir effectiveness and efficiency.

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Descriptive Search: Simplifying Company Discovery

One of Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ favorite features for Candor Advisors has been Inven’s Descriptive search. The descriptive search allows you to search for companies by describing what you’re looking for in your own words. They liked that Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨y didn’t need to figure out Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ exact search terms, Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨y could just type in exactly what Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨y were looking for, in Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ir own words. 

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Advanced Filters: Enhancing Precision and Relevance

With Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ descriptive search and Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ advanced search filters, Candor Advisors felt Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨y could find great company matches.

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Exceptional Customer Service

Even though Inven is an AI-powered tool, Kirk and Allie Michie truly appreciated Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨ human contact and service Å·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨y’ve received. "I’ve appreciated how nice everybody is. The fact that we can actually talk to a real person, who is always available, is great and I think is really unique," Allie highlighted.

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Want to Try Inven for Buyer List Building?

If you are eager to see how Inven could help you in buyer list building, you can get started with Inven here.

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With Inven, you can

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• Find financial buyers: With our investor search, it is easy to find private equity and venture capital companies who are active within your niche market.
• Find strategic buyers: You can search for relevant companies in any industry, globally. Inven hosts data on over 23 million companies, including details like headcount, funding, headquarters, and more.
• Find new leads: With Inven's advanced filters like intent to sell filter, you can easily search for new leads and companies to sell.

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We guarantee that with Inven you'll find what you would oÅ·²©ÌåÓýƽ̨rwise miss.