GTA CompaniesPrivate equity deal flow
Proprietary deal flow for platforms and add-ons.
We find the companies that fit your thesis, including the ones that aren't for sale yet, and bring you conversations with their owners. You see the whole pipeline as it builds.
Most deal teams see the same banked deals as every other sponsor. The businesses worth owning often never reach a process, or reach one only after a competitor has built the relationship. GTA Companies closes that gap.
What you get
- A mapped universe. Every company that matches your criteria, with the owner or decision-maker identified, not just the handful that happen to be for sale.
- Owner-direct outreach. Personal, persistent, multi-touch outreach that reads like it came from a principal, because it's written that way.
- Qualified conversations. We screen every reply and set up calls only when there's a real fit and a real owner on the other end.
- A live portal. Every target, touch, reply, and deal stage, visible to you at any time.
Platforms and add-ons
Platforms
For new platform investments, we map a sector or sub-sector end to end, find the businesses with the scale and quality to anchor a strategy, and open conversations with their owners.
- Sector and sub-sector mapping
- Scale and quality screening
- Founder and family-owned focus
Add-ons
For existing portfolio companies, we build the search around the platform itself: its footprint, its gaps, and the capabilities you want to add.
- Geographic fill-ins
- Service and product extensions
- Tuck-ins and capability buys
Owner-direct vs. waiting on bankers
| Banked process | Owner-direct with GTA | |
|---|---|---|
| Competition | A structured auction with many bidders | Conversations that start before any process exists |
| Coverage | Only companies that have decided to sell | Every company that fits, whether or not it's for sale |
| Timing | Set by the seller's advisor | Relationships built early, so you're first when the owner is ready |
| Pricing | Price discovery through competitive bidding | Negotiated directly, without an auction dynamic |
| Information | A marketing book written to sell | Direct conversations with the owner |
Bankers remain an important channel. Owner-direct sourcing adds the one they can't cover.
How a mandate runs
- 01
Mandate
We turn your investment thesis into precise criteria: sector, geography, size, ownership, and the deal-breakers.
- 02
Map
We build the full universe of companies that fit, not just the few that happen to be for sale, and identify the owner at each.
- 03
Reach
Personal, owner-direct outreach at scale, over multiple touches, written the way a principal would write it.
- 04
Qualify
We screen every reply, gather the basics, and set up calls only when there is a real fit and a real owner on the other end.
- 05
Deliver
You meet owners who are ready to talk. Every target, touch, and reply is tracked in your private client portal.
Questions
How is this different from deal flow from bankers?
Banked deals come with a process and competition. We go to owners who aren't in a process, so conversations start before there's an auction. Bankers remain an important channel. Owner-direct sourcing adds the one they can't cover.
What criteria can you search on?
Sector and sub-sector, geography, revenue or EBITDA range, ownership type, customer mix, and any deal-breakers you define. The sharper the criteria, the better the pipeline.
Can you run add-on searches for an existing portfolio company?
Yes. Add-on searches are a core part of the work. We build them around the platform itself: its footprint, its gaps, and the capabilities you want to add.
How do we see progress?
Through a private client portal that tracks the target universe, the outreach, the replies, and every deal by stage, plus the notes and next steps on each one.
Tell us what you're looking for.
Share your criteria or a sector you're building in. We reply within one business day.