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CloneICP

Find strategic acquirers for your sell-side mandate.

Describe your buyer profile. Get corp dev leaders and PE operators at companies with strategic fit.

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You built your buyer list from PitchBook comps and your team's sector knowledge. Every bank running a similar mandate built the same list. When five banks show the same buyer the same type of deal in the same quarter, the buyer's leverage goes up and your client's multiple comes down.

The mandates that close above guidance don't have more buyers in the process. They have the right buyer that other banks missed. The VP of Corp Dev at a mid-market industrial company who previously ran integration at a larger platform and is quietly hiring BD headcount. The PE operating partner building a roll-up in an adjacent sub-sector who would see your client as the perfect geographic expansion. Those signals live in career trajectories and hiring patterns, not in transaction databases that only update after deals close.

After building your initial buyer list, describe the strategic buyer profile for your specific mandate. CloneICP surfaces 20-50 corp dev professionals and operating executives at companies your team can evaluate for inclusion. Not a replacement for your process. A supplement that catches the strategic fit database filters miss.

One buyer your competitors missed. That's the premium.

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What You Get

What You'll Get

Every search returns clear output in under 60 seconds.

20-50 Potential Acquirers

Corporate development leaders, PE operating partners, and executives at companies whose strategic positions suggest acquisition rationale for your client's business.

Match Scores

Each professional ranked by how closely their company position and career trajectory fit the buyer profile you described.

Why They Match

See the strategic signals: sector position, acquisition history role, company growth trajectory, platform-building indicators.

CSV Export

Download your buyer list supplement. Share with your deal team for evaluation and CIM distribution planning.

How It Works

01

Describe Your Target

Tell us who you're looking for in plain language.

02

AI Finds Matches

We analyze signals and find matching professionals.

03

Export Results

Up to 50 matches, ready for your enrichment tool.

How This Is Different

You know the standard process. Here's what changes.

With PitchBook & DealLogic
  • Transaction databases show who has already acquired, not who is actively looking
  • SIC code filters miss strategic buyers in adjacent sectors with acquisition rationale
  • Every bank running a similar mandate builds a similar buyer list from the same data
  • Database filters cannot capture strategic fit or platform gap analysis
With CloneICP
  • Describe the strategic buyer profile, not just industry codes and deal history
  • Find corp dev leaders and PE operators whose company positions suggest acquisition appetite
  • Discover potential acquirers in adjacent sectors that database filters would not surface
  • Supplement your existing process with names your competitors might miss

Questions

How does this fit into an existing sell-side process?
CloneICP supplements your standard buyer identification workflow. After building your initial list from PitchBook, DealLogic, and your team's sector knowledge, run a search describing the strategic buyer profile for your specific mandate. The results surface corp dev professionals and operating executives at companies you can then evaluate for inclusion in your outreach. It does not replace your existing process; it adds a layer that catches strategic fits database filters miss.
Can I search for both strategic and financial buyers?
Yes. Run separate searches for each buyer type. For strategic buyers, describe the corporate development or business unit leader profile at companies with acquisition rationale. For financial buyers, describe the PE operating partner or deal partner profile at firms executing a roll-up or platform strategy in your client's sector. Each search returns a different set of professionals.
Does this find companies or people?
CloneICP finds people. The results are individual professionals at companies, not company names. This is useful because the right person at a strategic acquirer is often the corp dev lead or division president who would champion the acquisition internally. Identifying both the company and the right contact is more actionable than a company name alone.
How much does it cost?
3 free searches to start, no signup required. After that, credits start at $10 for 10 searches. No subscription needed.

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