Buy-Side
Advisory
By the Numbers: Bainbridge Impact
Clients retain Bainbridge because we consistently originate proprietary opportunities that align with their investment thesis and lead to successful transactions.
Vetted targets delivered per mandate, every quarter
Each engagement includes a dedicated sourcing team generating consistent, qualified introductions.
Direct conversations with business owners annually
Founder outreach is managed in-house, with every conversation aligned to client criteria.
In proprietary, qualified deal flow over the past 24 months
Opportunities surfaced through consulting-grade targeting and conflict-checked sourcing.
Proprietary, Off-Market Deal Flow
When it comes to sourcing deals, we go beyond surface-level outreach. Our consulting expertise allows us to deeply analyze each business owner, understanding their motivations, readiness to engage, and potential to transact.
We uncover strategic growth gaps, assess capital needs, and identify when debt or equity solutions could unlock value.
This approach enables us to initiate high-trust conversations where none existed, delivering proprietary opportunities that traditional sourcing methods simply can’t reach.
Our Buy-Side Services
Bainbridge delivers institutional-grade origination and execution support for private equity firms, family offices, and corporate acquirers.
The foundation of Bainbridge’s model. We originate founder-led businesses that align directly with client theses, delivering vetted platform opportunities at scale.
We accelerate portfolio growth by identifying and engaging strategic add-on targets.
Bainbridge manages direct, founder-level engagement to validate fit, gauge transaction readiness, and qualify opportunities.
Targeting Parameters
Bainbridge evaluates opportunities based on strategic fit, operational quality, and long-term potential. We go beyond financial metrics to ensure each target aligns with client goals and reflects real-world transaction viability.
- Acquisition Types: We pursue opportunities that support accretive growth, fill strategic or operational gaps, offer niche specialization, or enable broader diversification.
- Evaluation Criteria: Each business is qualified against clearly defined gating criteria, including key attributes, risk factors, and diligence-based quality measures.
- Ownership Dynamics:We consider ownership preferences before and after a transaction to ensure alignment between founders, management, and investors.
- Historical Focus: Our work spans both platform and add-on strategies, with a historical mix of 60% platform and 40% add-on transactions.
Typical enterprise value range of companies we engage.
Target EBITDA range used to qualify businesses for outreach and transaction fit.
Industries Covered
Our team operates at the intersection of industry expertise and capital insight. With deep sector coverage and ongoing founder and investor dialogue, we offer clients a current, nuanced view of the market that supports better strategic decisions.
Provider services and multi-site platforms, diagnostics and lab services, medical devices and tools, healthcare IT and revenue cycle management, behavioral health, contract research and manufacturing (CRO/CDMO), elder care, and payer and benefits administration.
Banks and credit unions, insurance carriers and brokers, asset managers and RIAs, specialty finance and alternative lenders, payment processors, B2B fintech, banking-as-a-service (BaaS), and wealthtech and insurtech platforms.
Aerospace and defense, industrial automation, OEM components, contract and precision manufacturing, capital equipment, HVAC and clean air systems, transportation and logistics, construction materials, and environmental control systems.
Enterprise software, vertical SaaS, cybersecurity, data and analytics platforms, AI/ML infrastructure, cloud computing, developer tools, IT consulting and managed services, digital transformation, and infrastructure-as-a-service.
Chemicals and industrial gases, metals and mining, building materials, forest products and paper, agri-inputs and agribusiness, plastics and packaging, water technologies, and sustainability-focused resource platforms.
Outsourced business processes, compliance and regulatory services, testing/inspection/certification (TIC), marketing and creative services, HR tech and staffing, field services, ESG advisory, logistics-as-a-service, and facilities management.
Food and beverage, personal care, health and wellness, specialty and mass retail, pet products, restaurants and QSRs, direct-to-consumer platforms, home goods and improvement, consumer electronics, travel and leisure, and apparel and accessories.
transmission & distribution, ESG infrastructure, energy efficiency, clean tech, and water and environmental services.
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