Independent sponsors and search funds
For independent sponsors and search funds acquiring B2B SaaS, the commercial case is not one workstream among several, it is the entire investment thesis, and you will personally live inside the answer for the next five years. We test that case before you commit and help you act on it after you close.
The problem you have
One deal, and you will be running it. The commercial case is not a workstream, it is the entire thesis, and you live inside the answer for the next five years. You are also raising against the deal rather than from a committed fund, so the diligence has to convince investors who were not in the room when you fell for the company.
What this is worth to you
A verdict your investors can act on, and a hundred day plan you can start the week you close. Whoever tested the commercial case is best placed to help you fix it, which means the diligence spend does double duty instead of being filed after signing.
Where it fits in your process
Commercial Thesis Review
No seller access needed. This runs on public and inferable signal, before you have a seat at the table.
A Commercial Thesis Review is an independent read on a B2B SaaS acquisition target, built entirely from public and inferable signal with no seller cooperation required. It tells a buyer whether the commercial case survives first contact and whether the target is worth an exclusivity period. It runs in two to four weeks and ends in prioritized findings and a one page verdict.
2 to 4 weeks. from EUR 25,000.
Commercial Assessment
Runs with seller cooperation. Primary interviews and live sales call observation are what separate this from a Commercial Thesis Review.
A Commercial Assessment is full buy-side commercial diligence on a B2B SaaS target, run with the seller's cooperation. It answers whether the growth potential is real, whether the commercial engine works without the founder, what the market says when nobody is preparing the answer, and how the company should be selling instead. It runs in four to eight weeks and ends in a verdict, an evidence appendix and the price implications of both.
4 to 8 weeks. EUR 55,000 to 85,000.
GTM Engine, first 100 days
Runs inside the company after close, with the commercial team rather than across a table from it.
GTM Engine is a hundred day post-close engagement that turns diligence findings into a working commercial plan for an acquired B2B SaaS company. It covers the ideal customer profile, pricing and packaging, the acquisition motion, forecast discipline and the operating dashboard, and includes a capability read on the commercial team the buyer has inherited. It is built with that team rather than handed to them.
100 days. from EUR 95,000.
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