Buy & Acquire
Acquire off-market, with discipline
Many suitable businesses are not publicly marketed. yo-ho-no documents your acquisition criteria, identifies potential matches and facilitates confidential introductions where an owner is open to a discussion.
Acquisition criteria
What we document before any outreach begins
Criteria live on the engagement record. Every potential business is screened against them for preliminary evaluation by your own decision-makers and professional advisers.
Sector
Primary and adjacent sectors, with explicit exclusions.
Geography
Countries and regions, including integration constraints.
Revenue
Minimum and maximum turnover range.
EBITDA
Absolute range and acceptable margin profile.
Purchase range
The indicative transaction-value range for a whole-business or controlling acquisition.
Ownership
Whole-business or controlling acquisition requirements.
Commercial criteria
The revenue, earnings and other commercial ranges you use for preliminary screening.
Strategic requirements
Recurring revenue, retention, management continuity, certifications, customer mix.
Workflow
Many potential businesses, one engagement
A single buy-side engagement can hold multiple potential businesses, each progressing through its own stage independently.
| Target | Sector | Geography | Revenue | EBITDA | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target A (Healthcare SaaS) | Healthcare SaaS | UK & Ireland | EUR 14.2m | EUR 3.6m | Owner Discussion | 92 |
| Target B (RegTech) | Fintech SaaS | Nordics | EUR 11.8m | EUR 2.4m | Contacted | 84 |
| Target C (Field services) | Vertical SaaS | Benelux | EUR 9.4m | EUR 2.1m | Approved | 79 |
| Target D (Compliance) | RegTech SaaS | UK & Ireland | EUR 8.1m | EUR 1.9m | Screened | 71 |
Illustrative anonymised extract. Target identities are visible only to the mandate team and the client.
Registered buyers
If you are not ready for an engagement
01
Register your profile
Buyer type, sectors, geographies, size ranges, funding and decision makers.
02
Receive matched teasers
You see anonymous teasers where your criteria fit the opportunity.
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Request confidential access
Verification, then NDA, then a per-buyer confidential room built for you alone.