SearchLoop.

PRIVATE EQUITY & PLATFORM ORIGINATION

You take the calls.
We run the outreach.

You set the acquisition criteria. We research targets, contact owners, and manage follow-ups so your team can focus on interested owner conversations.

Examine the record
Decorative antique nautical chart with a sailing ship, fine coastlines, and a compass rose
Chart the market.
Start the conversation.

The record speaks.

Selected results from the origination desk.

15clients served
$8bn+in client AUM represented
10–40%historical owner reply rates
<45 daysto diligence for multiple sourced targets

Selected historical results. How to read the record ↘

Selected clients & engagements

I / CASE STUDIES

From the mandate
to the conversation.

Selected engagements. Named where permitted; anonymous where confidential.

I.Mentmore CapitalCommercial vehicle hire & maintenance · United Kingdom2 opportunities at LOI

A precise shortlist in a fragmented market. SearchLoop screened the market for the specific operating model and ran owner outreach across email, letters and WhatsApp.

41
companies contacted
14
human replies
34.1%
reported reply rate

Two opportunities progressed to LOI within 60 days of project start.

What we built
25,907 source records narrowed to approximately 1,500 in scope and 300 promising targets. Financial research and business-model screening informed the shortlist.
Channels
Email · Physical letters · WhatsApp
II.Software growth investorClient identity withheld · Software acquisition search22.9% reported replies

SearchLoop turned a broad software market into a qualified target list and a coordinated owner-outreach workflow.

15,000+
companies screened
183
met all criteria
22.9%
historical combined reply rate

A defined acquisition shortlist connected to owner outreach and the team’s CRM.

What we built
Company screening, qualification, personalised outreach and HubSpot integration.
Channels
Email · LinkedIn
III.UK acquisition groupClient identity withheld · Owner outreach600 replies

Sustained owner outreach backed by a structured response pipeline, separating positive interest, future timing and declines so the team can prioritise its next conversations.

600
replies reported
300
positive responses / conversations*

A substantial pool of owner responses for the acquisition team to work through.

What we built
Response extraction, qualification and follow-up context, giving the team a clearer view of interest and timing.
Channels
Email · LinkedIn
IV.Acquisition firmClient identity withheld · Email & LinkedIn6.5% reported replies

A joined-up outreach operation for a deal team: target research, contact enrichment, personalised email and LinkedIn outreach, with replies routed back to the team.

7,000
companies mapped
1,963
unique people contacted
6.5%
reported reply snapshot

One workflow to find targets, reach owners and bring responses back to the deal team.

What we built
Campaign infrastructure, contact validation, personalised sequences, response handling and pipeline visibility.
Channels
Email · LinkedIn
V.Managed services investorClient identity withheld · Managed service providersAdvanced due diligence

A focused origination engine identified and reached founders in the managed-service-provider market.

A sourced target progressed to the final stages of due diligence.

What we built
Target identification and outreach to founders of managed service providers serving the Google and Microsoft ecosystems.
VI.Fintech investorClient identity withheld · Fintech acquisition searchAdvanced due diligence

A thesis-led search surfaced a fintech target outside the team’s traditional sourcing channels.

A sourced target progressed to the final stages of due diligence.

What we built
An origination system built to identify targets against the team’s investment criteria and open owner conversations.

*The UK acquisition group reports 300 positive responses / conversations as one combined category; period not specified.

II / CAMPAIGN REPLY RATES

From the campaign ledger.

Campaign results, with identities withheld.

Campaign extractEmail outreach
Anonymous campaign results, transcribed from the supplied report
LeadsContactedSentRepliesReply rate
11200.00%
17142317.14%
3640731130.56%
Leads. Contacted. Sent. Replies.
Figures transcribed from the campaign report.
Further recordsEmail outreach
Anonymous campaign results, transcribed from the supplied report
LeadsContactedSentRepliesReply rate
199198274136.57%
200200381189.00%
242433312.50%
23233214.35%
Four campaign rows.
Four separate campaign records.

A wider campaign.

902 contacted.
54 replies.

A reported 5.99% reply rate across 2,229 emails sent.

Campaign volumeIdentity withheld
Anonymous campaign results, transcribed from the supplied report
LeadsContactedSentRepliesReply rate
9289022,229545.99%
Volume and response, side by side.
Leads, sends and responses from one campaign.
Further campaign recordsIdentities withheld
Anonymous campaign results, transcribed from the supplied report
LeadsContactedSentRepliesReply rate
6969691521.74%
37373712.70%
696969710.14%
37373700.00%
7070701115.71%
Five more campaign records.
Five separate campaign records.

III / OWNER REPLIES

In the owner’s own words.

Anonymous correspondence from the other side of the outreach.

And on the other
side of the inbox...

Owner correspondenceNames withheld

“We’d be happy to meet
with you again.”

We've spoken further since our meeting and, if you're still interested, we'd be happy to meet with you again to discuss things in more detail and provide you with some further information.

If you'd like to send over a few dates that work for you, I'll see which works best for the three of us.

Excerpt from a supplied email replyIdentity withheld
Email correspondenceIdentity withheld

“I would be delighted
to speak with you.”

“How about next Wednesday?”

A direct invitation to continue the conversation.

LinkedIn correspondenceIdentities withheld

“we can always
have a chat”

“I would be pleased to connect and finding out more about your interest.”

Positive responses across another outreach channel.

Email correspondenceIdentity withheld

“text me first so I don’t
accidentally ignore your call.”

A willingness to take a call, in the recipient’s own words.

The trade is simple.

You set the direction
Your acquisition criteria.
Your feedback on fit.
We run the outreach
Target research, owner outreach,
reply handling, and follow-up.
Your team takes the conversations
Speak with interested owners.
Assess the opportunity.

A good place to begin.

What are you
looking to acquire?

Discuss your acquisition plan

Evidence record

Enlarged anonymous campaign record