Find buyers the AI way
Intelligence simplifies buyer searches; get fast results, easy exports, and alerts.
Three steps to your first buyer list
Find more buyers, faster
Generate more relevant lists of deal precedents and potential buyers in minutes, saving weeks of detective work.
Discover non-obvious buyers
Use our targeted buyer search to quickly check for new or unknown buyers.
View financial estimates
See estimated business revenue calculated by Datasite's AI.
Export buyer tear sheets and lists
Instantly see relevant deal history. Get profiles one at a time or in bulk.
Proof your pitch
Validate your pitch deck. Test asset descriptions, deal comparables and buyer lists against our AI search.
Prospect new markets
Research new and niche markets faster than ever. Boost your chances against larger or on-the-ground competitors.
7K+
Sell-side M&A processes run on Datasite annually
93%
Intelligence users who find new potential buyers
11.25
Median new buyers found per search
Compliant
EU & UK GDPR / CPRA / APP
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Intelligence gives us a broader perspective in terms of what we present to our clients. You don't want to be in a meeting and not have 'buyer x' on your list.
Director, Mid-market advisor
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Intelligence helps us compete against larger rivals. Even with all the hours of research we put in, we miss pitches because we don't know everything our international competitors do about specific sectors.
VP, Regional advisory
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Intelligence immediately showed us 10 buyers from our list and many others we hadn't considered.
Managing Director, Boutique advisory
Frequently asked questions
How do I start using Intelligence?
Intelligence is open for everyone on our Apps Page! Simply sign into your Datasite account and visit the Apps Page. If you don’t have an account, register for free and then head to the Apps Page to access Intelligence.
What type of work is Intelligence best for?
Intelligence excels at searching for potential buyers for a specific asset. For instance, it helps M&A advisors:
- Quickly build pitch decks with relevant buyer profiles;
- Identify new or non-obvious buyers during auction processes;
- Get alerts on relevant deal precedents that could impact the auction process and deal pricing.
How does Intelligence differ from other M&A search tools?
Intelligence’s search engine provides targeted buyer research. It is not designed for general M&A research purposes.
Intelligence’s search algorithms use statistical and natural language processing (NLP) methods to find and distill key data points into financial and strategic buyer lists and scores. Inputs include asset description and financials, similar deals, buyer acquisition history, buyer financial criteria, buyer financials, and geographic fit. In addition, the algorithm for our financial buyer score draws from anonymized and aggregated activity of financial buyers like private equity on Datasite.
What data sources does Intelligence use?
Intelligence regularly adds to the data sources it uses. Current sources include Pitchbook, Coresignal, Datasite proprietary algorithms, anonymized and aggregated activity of financial buyers on Datasite, and publicly available information.
How does Intelligence protect my data?
All software hosted in Datasite’s environment adheres to the same high security and compliance standards as the rest of the Datasite platform.
Datasite’s security credentials include:
- SOC 2 Type II attestation
- ISO 27001 (since 2007), 27017, 27018, and 27701 certified
- EU and UK GDPR, CCPA, and APP regulatory compliant
- In-transit data secured via TLS 1.2 protocol and at-rest data secured with AES
- 256-bit encryption
- Multi-factor authentication and single sign-on (SSO) available, biometric
- authentication on mobile
Do I need to contact anyone to get access?
No! Intelligence is open to all users on the Apps Page. Simply sign into the Datasite Platform and go to the Apps Page to access it.
