Features > Longlists & Deal Sourcing
Features > Longlists & Deal SourcingGenerate superior M&A longlists with AI analysts.
Perfect lists – better results, hidden gems included, in just 5 minutes
The result
The resultLonglists built for professionals.
The most precise longlists for buy-side, sell-side and business succession mandates, backed by unrivalled data depth.
100+ dimensions
Business model, USP, customer segments, services, products and financials: every match is distilled into a structured profile from 992M+ data points.
Company profiles
Behind every match sits a complete company profile with financials, shareholders and AI analyses, exportable as a PDF.
Decision-makers + contact details
The right contact person for every match, with title and role: ready for outreach, with no extra research required.
Export without limits
The online table exports exactly as you see it: the full longlist or a curated shortlist as XLSX or CSV, in seconds.
From prompt to longlist
ProxDeal understands your search profile in context.
Describe your target profile
Explain in plain language what you are looking for (e.g. a specific niche within a defined EBIT range).
AI analysts research in parallel
1,000+ AI analysts review websites, register data, financials and press coverage for every potentially relevant company: thorough rather than sample-based, across the entire market.
Refine with filters
Primary data from annual accounts, statistically modelled estimates, countries, keywords and match score: you control the depth, ProxDeal delivers the matches.
Export and reach out
Export the finished longlist with 100+ parameters per company to Excel, or turn it straight into hyper-personalised outreach.
The difference
Smarter than databases, faster than manual research.
ProxDeal
Other AI providers
Databases
Manual research
Search approach
Tailored, via hyper-RAG AI
Generic LLM search
Filters and WZ industry codes
Tailored, manual
Data foundation
Structured primary data
No primary data, often web slop
Often unknown / unreliable
Varies
SEO bias
None, 100% neutral
High (obvious matches)
Low
Low
Search context
Yes
Limited
–
Yes
Search thoroughness
Maximum (1,000 parallel AI analysts)
Superficial
Moderate
Moderate
Complex company analyses
Yes
–
Partially
With considerable effort
Shareholder structures
Yes
–
Partially
With considerable effort
Data freshness
100% up to date
Often outdated
Often outdated
Varies
DACH coverage
Complete, including the long tail
Partial, no DACH depth
Partial
Varies
Precision
Best on the market
Varies (risk of hallucination)
Moderate
High, but slow
Search types
Both AI niche search and database
Generic search
WZ codes and rigid database
Both, manually
Turnaround time
Seconds to minutes
Minutes, but unreliable
Varies
Several days
Who it's for
The gold standard for deal sourcing.
M&A Advisory
Buyer longlists for sell-side mandates, plus mandate origination through succession signals: both sides of the deal from a single platform.
Private Equity & Search Funds
Proprietary deal flow instead of auctions: targets aligned with your investment thesis, including hidden gems with little online presence.
Corporate Development
Identify and prioritise acquisition candidates that fit your own strategy: based on a match score for every company rather than gut feeling.
Testimonials
What clients say about ProxDeal.
“ProxDeal has noticeably accelerated our buyer and target research. Instead of hours of manual analysis, we receive precise and relevant longlists in no time – with significantly better match quality. ProxDeal has also become a valuable tool for our business development.”
Save 95% of your research time
Build your next longlist in minutes.
Describe your target profile and receive a complete, up-to-date longlist with decision-maker contacts: smarter than databases, more thorough than any human researcher.
