Deal Sourcing: Best Methods?

All:

Deal sourcing is not a component of my current position, but the first month of the year has proved to be slow and as a result we're looking to uncover companies that fit our typical investment criteria without the aid of banks or other traditional deal sources.

Has anyone found any databases or other platforms that were particularly helpful in filtering companies? I'm not focused so much on the financial profile, as I'm aware that small, private companies are typically have little-to-no information in that realm.

More importantly, I'm looking for companies that are within our investment space, given a fairly specific geographic location. Any thoughts?

I don't mean to give away the "secret sauce" of anyone who frequently goes through this exercise, so if a private message is more appropriate, please do so. Any guidance at all would be appreciated as Cap IQ is probably my best option right now.

 

Whatre your investment criteria? And are you w/ a sell side broker, ib or pe firm?

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