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BUY-SIDE EXPERIENCE

Opportunity identified.
Strategy put to work.

Selected acquisition situations that demonstrate how disciplined criteria and sector perspective support a buyer’s growth plan.

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Buy-side experience

Proof connected to buyer intent.

Selected buy-side engagements show how clear criteria and sector perspective turn an acquisition strategy into results.

Each engagement starts with the buyer’s thesis and ends with a business that fits it.

Selected buy-side work

Acquisitions, from brief to close.

On these transactions Graystone represented the buyers, from the acquisition brief through to close.

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Mandates we support

Different buyers. Different objectives.

Private equity

Add-on acquisition

Finding complementary businesses that strengthen an existing platform.

Private equity

Platform search

Identifying a first investment to anchor a new sector strategy.

Strategic

Market entry

Acquiring a foothold in a new region or customer segment.

Strategic

Capability build

Adding a service, product, or technology faster than building it.

Entrepreneur

First acquisition

Guiding entrepreneurs and independent sponsors through their first deal.

Family office

Long-term hold

Sourcing durable businesses for patient, multi-generational capital.

How a search runs

From thesis to transaction.

  1. Define

    Thesis

    We translate your strategy into specific, measurable criteria.

  2. Source

    Pipeline

    Sector knowledge and relationships surface relevant companies.

  3. Evaluate

    Fit

    Opportunities are screened against your criteria before you invest time.

  4. Execute

    Close

    We coordinate evaluation, communication, and execution around your objectives.

Reach

Buy-sideAdvisory and origination
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Figures reflect Graystone’s published track record.

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Put your acquisition strategy to work.

Tell us what you want to buy, and we will show you how Graystone can help you find it.

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