04 · M&A Lifecycle Management · Signal

Find the business worth buying.

Signal is M&A Lifecycle Management, starting with deal sourcing. It finds acquisition targets, screens every one against criteria you set once, and brings you the few worth a call. The decision stays yours.

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SIGNAL · M&A DEAL SOURCING · THESIS A

TARGET · CRITERIASTATUS

HVAC services · Central TXCRITERIA · 4 OF 4MATCH

Commercial roofing · DFWCRITERIA · 3 OF 4PASS

Fleet maintenance · HoustonCRITERIA · 2 OF 4PASS

Precast concrete · Gulf CoastCRITERIA · 3 OF 4PASS

Industrial electrical · San AntonioCRITERIA · 3 OF 4PASS

Action Needed

One acquisition target cleared every criterion, owner review requested

M&A · Signal

What is M&A deal sourcing with Signal?

Signal is M&A deal sourcing for owners growing by acquisition. You set a thesis once: size, margin profile, geography, owner transition and customer concentration. Signal finds businesses for sale and owners preparing to step back, scores each against the thesis with the evidence attached, and sends a one-page brief on the few worth a call.

Last updated October 12, 2026

How Signal sources a deal

M&A deal sourcing, from thesis to first call.

Built for owners growing by acquisition. Signal does the searching and screening. You spend your time on the targets that fit.

01 · Step

Set the thesis

Size, margin profile, geography, owner transition and customer concentration. Set once.

02 · Step

Source targets

Businesses for sale and owners preparing to step back, found across broker listings and marketplaces.

03 · Step

Screen every one

Each target scored against your thesis, with the evidence attached.

04 · Step

Brief the few

Targets that clear the bar reach you with a one-page brief, ready for a first call.

The trust ladder

Every agent starts at Shadow. It earns the next rung.

Rung 01Start here

Shadow

Agent watches. You do.

It learns how your people actually do the work. It touches nothing.

Rung 02

Draft and approve

Agent drafts. You sign.

Every output waits for a signature. Your edits teach it your standard.

Rung 03

Threshold

Agent acts inside limits you set.

Outside those limits it stops and escalates. You can move it back a rung any time.

Questions about Signal

What is M&A deal sourcing?

M&A deal sourcing is the search and screening that comes before a first call with a seller: finding acquisition targets and checking each one against what you want to buy. Signal does the searching and screening so you spend your time on the targets that fit.

What does Signal screen against?

Your thesis: size, margin profile, geography, owner transition and customer concentration. You set it once, and Signal scores each target against it with the evidence attached.

Who makes the decision?

You do. The decision stays yours. Targets that clear the bar reach you with a one-page brief, ready for a first call.