Grata – Leading deal sourcing platform giving your business an edge over your competitors

Deal sourcing is fundamental to M&A activity and represents the first stage of any transaction. Put simply, it involves creating leads and managing relationships with intermediaries so as to bring about a deal. Approaches to deal sourcing vary between firms. Some companies engage investment banks or other advisors dedicated to deal sourcing, while others utilize in-house resources by employing a dedicated deal origination team. Traditionally, deal sourcing has relied on having a wide network of contacts and a strong reputation in the marketplace. Perhaps the stereotypical image of golf course networking at the proverbial 19th hole springs to mind. However, technology is increasingly becoming an important tool for deal sourcing. In its true essence, deal sourcing aims to ensure that the business acquires various deals throughout a set period to keep a viable deal flow. PE firms, investment banks, and types of capital allocators need a constant stream of deals to achieve their goals - and deal sourcing is the first step. Once a deal is sourced, meaning there’s initial interest from the company to do a deal, the firm will move on to the next step of due diligence.

Grata is one such deal sourcing platform that helps various businesses find, research, and engage with middle market companies. Grata’s machine learning technology enables you to identify similar companies, find new targets you would otherwise miss, and automate personalized outreach. Grata was built for innovative dealmakers who want a competitive edge in finding previously undiscoverable companies. Grata has a history of delivering at every level. People trust them because when they set goals, they achieve them. Grata’s community is a place where they share knowledge and ideas with each other, customers, investors, and partners. This builds trust, which builds lasting relationships. Everyone contributes to the shared vision. Grata brings the power of machine learning to automatically triangulate the most trustworthy insights, starting with any company's most reliable source of truth - their website. Its proprietary algorithms, smarter search, and signals ensure that, whenever a company updates its information, you'll be the first to know.

Grata was built for dealmakers in the private market— investment banking, private equity, corporate development, venture capital, growth equity, and more — who want to gain a competitive edge in finding previously undiscoverable companies.

Offering Next-Generation Deal Sourcing Solutions

Investment Banking: The average buyer only sees only 18 percent of relevant deals. Confidently find the right buyers for your clients. Source roll-up targets amidst the complete universe of 8M+ hard-to-find middle market companies with up-to-date and comprehensive information about each. Grata is your secret weapon to source high potential deals for clients, accelerating your search for the right companies and giving you a strategic advantage, so you can focus on making deals happen. Gain valuable intelligence about each client in advance of a deal, providing you with the information edge needed to engage and facilitate high potential deals. Tables, logos, and market analyses built for you providing you with the intern you have always wanted, all year long. Confidently build comprehensive lists of companies for each project amidst the complete universe of US companies, with up-to-date and comprehensive information about each.

Private Equity: Advanced natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) algorithms that read and structure business information from company websites at scale provide unparalleled contextual insights about private companies. Source the companies that look like your best investments and most loyal customers. Automate your company research. Grata is your first line of defense in sourcing proprietary deals; streamlining your search for the right targets and helping you find what others miss. Grata's proprietary engine with 100M+ data points, equipped with a smarter search engine, enables you to see the right companies faster. Search by your thesis, in your own words. Find companies based on their strategy, business model, services, features, and more. Get the latest information on private companies. See what your competitors miss and engage in meaningful conversations with the right opportunities. Grata’s proprietary data and algorithms give you an information edge - equipping you with key company insights before you make contact, making for more informed conversations.

Corporate Development: Grata is the window for your company to source synergistic high potential deals, streamlining your search and helping you pitch the right targets in your market, unlocking access, and giving you a strategic advantage over your competitors. ‍Middle market companies and SMBs are over 99 percent of your opportunities. Capture hard-to-find companies that aren’t in the news or raising capital. Get nuanced information on private companies. See what your competitors miss and onboard key stakeholders to engage in meaningful conversations with the right opportunities. Find your dealmaking edge - open an expanded universe of opportunities that match your strategic directions and deliver synergies for your company. Automate market maps and easily share high potential targets with your board and key stakeholders, putting the days of pixel pushing and logo cropping behind you.

Meet the Visionary Leader Upfront

Andrew Bocskocsky is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Grata.

“Grata is an intuitive, dynamic search engine powered by ML and NLP technology that provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date information you need to get deals done.”