Plan your technology business's next chapter. Exit on your own terms.
Cloud-based project management and compliance platform for UK construction firms with 450+ enterprise customers and 118% NRR sold to a Constellation Software operating group. All engineering staff retained with enhanced equity incentives.
Governance, risk, and compliance SaaS platform serving mid-market financial services firms sold to a Thoma Bravo portfolio company. Six competing term sheets received within eight weeks. Founder retained with minority rollover.
Embedded workflow automation platform for NHS trusts and private healthcare providers sold to a PE-backed health-tech group. Recurring revenue at 94% of total with sub-3% annual logo churn. Owner completed a structured twelve-month transition.
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B2B SaaS & Technology M&A Advisory | UK and US
You have built software that businesses depend on every day. Whether you run a vertical SaaS platform, a mission-critical infrastructure tool, a cybersecurity product, or a managed services provider, you deserve to know exactly what your company is worth and which acquirers are actively buying in the technology sector right now.
Before You Speak to Anyone
You have probably been approached. PE-backed software roll-ups, strategic acquirers, and growth equity firms looking to acquire your ARR, your customer base, and your product IP. But most founders have no idea who is genuinely buying, who has the capital to close, and who will waste months of your time in diligence.
Without competing offers, there is no leverage. The buyer sets the pace, anchors low on your multiple, and waits.
Your annual recurring revenue, net revenue retention, and expansion metrics underpin your valuation, but buyers will scrutinise every detail: logo churn, revenue concentration, contract length, and whether your growth is organic or paid. Without a competitive process, the true value of your recurring revenue and product moat goes unrecognised. The spread in SaaS pricing is very wide, driven by growth, retention and margin profile.
"What happens to my engineering team?"
Your developers, DevOps engineers, product managers, and support team are the business. If the acquirer restructures, offshores, or dismantles the culture you have built, your best people leave. Domain expertise, codebase knowledge, and customer relationships walk out the door with them. The best acquirers invest in your team and product roadmap.
"Will AI disruption help or hurt my valuation?"
The AI revolution is reshaping every software category. Buyers want businesses that have integrated AI capabilities, not those about to be disrupted by them. Products with proprietary data, embedded workflows, and high switching costs are commanding premium multiples. Commodity features being replicated by AI copilots are seeing compression. Positioning your product correctly is critical.
Some of the Serial Acquirers in the
These are a handful of the PE-backed platforms, listed software groups, and strategic acquirers currently acquiring B2B SaaS and technology businesses. Constellation Software alone completed over 100 acquisitions in 2025. Our network includes over 13,000 registered acquirers with defined search criteria.
+ 13,000 more registered acquirers with defined search criteria
DealFlowAgent is a sell-side M&A advisory firm that uses specialist technology and a dedicated advisory team to give SaaS founders and technology business owners the highest probability of a successful exit, the strongest multiple, and a buyer who will protect your product, your team, and your customers.
We Understand SaaS Unit Economics
We know the difference between bookings and ARR, how to present your NRR and logo retention in the best light, and why rule of 40, LTV:CAC ratios, and gross margin profiles matter more than top-line growth. Generalist brokers cannot articulate your product moat to sophisticated software buyers.
You Will Have Multiple Offers
We do not find you one buyer. We create a competitive process with multiple qualified offers on the table at the same time. That gives you the power to choose not just the best multiple, but the best terms, the best cultural fit, and the best outcome for your team and customers.
We Qualify Buyers Before They See Your Metrics
Every buyer is vetted for intent, capital, and alignment before they receive any data. No competitors fishing for your product roadmap. No tyre-kickers who will waste months in technical diligence. No one who will re-trade after seeing your churn cohorts.
Your Product and Team Matter to Us
The highest multiple is important. But so is finding a buyer who will invest in your product roadmap, retain your engineering team, and honour the commitments you have made to your customers. We help you find acquirers who see your product as a platform, not just an ARR line item.
From vertical SaaS to cybersecurity, we understand what drives multiples in every technology sub-sector and which acquirers are actively consolidating.
Embedded software, operational technology, SCADA systems, ERP modules, and workflow engines that customers cannot easily replace. These businesses often show exceptionally low churn rates, long contract durations, and deep integration into client operations, making them highly valued by acquirers seeking defensible, recession-resistant revenue streams.
DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Tools
CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, observability platforms, infrastructure-as-code tools, and developer productivity suites. The continued enterprise migration to cloud-native architectures ensures sustained demand, with businesses demonstrating developer adoption, usage-based pricing, and strong community engagement attracting PE and strategic interest.
AI & Machine Learning Platforms
Applied AI solutions, MLOps platforms, natural language processing tools, computer vision applications, and AI-augmented decision engines. Businesses with proprietary training data, domain-specific models, and demonstrated enterprise ROI are commanding exceptional valuations in 2025-2026 as strategic acquirers race to embed AI capabilities.
IT Managed Services & MSP
Managed IT services, managed security services (MSSP), cloud migration, and IT outsourcing businesses with contracted recurring revenue. The MSP sector continues to consolidate aggressively, with PE-backed platforms such as Kaseya, ConnectWise parent Thoma Bravo, and Evergreen Services Group (ESG) all making multiple acquisitions.
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Is 2025-2026 a good time to sell a B2B SaaS business?
The current environment is very favourable for owners of well-run B2B SaaS businesses. After the multiple compression of 2022-2023, SaaS valuations have recovered strongly through 2024-2025, driven by renewed PE dry powder, strategic acquirer appetite, and the AI premium being placed on businesses with proprietary data and embedded workflows. Multiple categories of active acquirer are in the market: PE firms such as Thoma Bravo, Vista Equity, and Hg Capital; listed software roll-ups including Constellation Software (100+ acquisitions in 2025 alone); and strategic acquirers seeking to bolt on SaaS capabilities. Businesses with strong NRR (above 110%), low logo churn, and defensible market positions are attracting genuine competitive tension.
How are B2B SaaS businesses valued in 2025-2026?
B2B SaaS businesses are typically valued as a multiple of annual recurring revenue (ARR) or, for more mature businesses, adjusted EBITDA. The spread between slower-growth, lower-retention businesses and high-growth platforms with strong gross margins and defensible moats is very wide. Key valuation drivers include: net revenue retention rate, ARR growth rate, gross margin profile, logo churn, customer concentration, LTV:CAC ratio, and rule of 40 performance. Businesses with mission-critical positioning, regulatory-driven demand, or proprietary AI capabilities are seeing premium multiples.
What makes my SaaS business attractive to acquirers?
The most important factor is the quality and predictability of your recurring revenue. Buyers are drawn to high net revenue retention (110%+), low logo churn (sub-5% annually), diversified customer bases, and long average contract values. Beyond revenue quality, acquirers assess your product moat (switching costs, data network effects, regulatory embeddedness), the depth and quality of your engineering team, your technology architecture and technical debt profile, and whether the business can scale without the founder. Mission-critical software with embedded workflows and high switching costs commands the strongest multiples.
What is the difference between a PE buyer and a strategic acquirer for my SaaS business?
A private equity buyer such as Thoma Bravo, Vista Equity, or Hg Capital typically acquires to professionalise operations, accelerate growth, and build a platform through bolt-on acquisitions. They often ask founders to retain a minority stake and share in future upside over a 3-5 year hold period. A strategic acquirer such as a larger software company buys to integrate your product, customer base, or engineering talent into their existing platform. Strategic buyers may pay higher multiples for synergy value but typically want full integration. The right buyer type depends on your personal goals, whether you want a clean exit or a second bite, and how you want your product and team to be treated post-completion.
How does AI impact my SaaS valuation?
AI is the defining factor in SaaS valuations in 2025-2026. Businesses that have successfully integrated AI capabilities into their products (intelligent automation, predictive analytics, natural language interfaces) are seeing valuation premiums of 20-40%. Conversely, products delivering commodity features that are being replicated by AI copilots or foundational models face compression risk. The key factors buyers assess are: do you have proprietary training data or domain-specific models, is AI enhancing your product moat or is it being commoditised, and can you demonstrate measurable customer ROI from AI features. Positioning your AI narrative correctly before going to market is critical.
How long does the process of selling a SaaS business take?
For a well-prepared SaaS business, a structured sale process typically takes between four and nine months from initial engagement through to completion. SaaS businesses can move faster than traditional businesses because recurring revenue is inherently more transparent and predictable. The principal stages are: preparation (financial model, metrics pack, data room); adviser-led market approach to curated buyer list; management presentations and product demos; due diligence (financial, technical, legal, commercial); and legal completion. Businesses with clean financial records, well-documented codebases, and clear metrics dashboards move through diligence significantly faster.
What about my customers and their data during an acquisition?
Customer data protection and contractual continuity are central to any SaaS acquisition. Buyers conduct thorough reviews of your data processing agreements, GDPR/SOC 2 compliance, hosting arrangements, and customer contract terms. Well-prepared sellers have assignment clauses in their customer contracts, up-to-date DPAs, current SOC 2 Type II reports, and clear documentation of data residency and subprocessor arrangements. The best acquirers value and protect your customer relationships, maintain SLAs, and invest in product reliability to retain and grow the customer base.
8 buyers got in touch with the help of their tech. We ended up completing the sale in 32 days to a serial acquirer.
I could not have asked for better support. They found the perfect buyer and secured terms that exceeded my expectations.
The team guided me through every step. I felt completely supported from first call to completion. I then referred my friend Jennifer, who also sold her company with them.
How we outperform M&A advisory firms
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You already get cold approaches every week. Most are a single buyer fishing for a low price, with no intention of paying a competitive multiple. We run a structured, confidential process that turns scattered approaches into
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, led end-to-end by a senior advisor on your deal — not a junior handler.
Competitive process across 80+ qualified buyers in your sector creates real tension on price and terms.
You choose the right buyer, not the only option.
Better deal structures mean more in your pocket on day one.
The right buyer looks after your team, your clients, and everything you built.
Here's how we deliver these results for business owners.
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Sage handles the heavy lifting: research, document preparation, buyer monitoring, risk analysis. So your advisors can focus on strategy and negotiation.
Data-driven insights for your advisors
Every insight leads to a specific action, giving your team a clear plan to maximise your outcome.
Your dedicated team leads the process end-to-end.
Your team leads. Technology supports.
Sage and Sterling handle research and monitoring so your advisors focus on strategy and negotiation.
Deeply understands every buyer's criteria, budget, and deal preferences
What Sterling knows about every buyer
Every buyer is profiled through a detailed onboarding conversation, capturing the nuance that doesn't exist on the internet.
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A senior M&A bench, plus a sector specialist recruited for your industry on every deal.
For every engagement we add a sector specialist from your industry to the core team: a 15–25 year operator or advisor with direct relationships in your niche. Recruited per deal so you get the right fit, not a generalist.
"I built and sold my own company after scaling it to 80,000+ users and raising over £2M in funding. The exit process was painful, expensive, and completely opaque. I knew other business owners deserved better."
So I set out to modernise the way businesses are sold. We have now advised on 22 sales, built a network of over 12,500 registered acquirers, and we are the only AI-enabled M&A firm with this proprietary technology and data. We are highly specialised in building services, facilities management, and healthcare, and that is all we do.
Before DealFlowAgent, I spent years in the trenches of high-growth startups, learning what it takes to build, scale, and ultimately sell a business. That firsthand experience — the sleepless nights, the difficult conversations, the elation of getting it done — means I understand what our clients are going through on a level that most advisors simply cannot.
There is nothing better than a founder calling to say they have paid off their mortgage, sorted their children's school fees, or are ringing from a three-week holiday in the Maldives. That is why we do this.
On a personal note: 30 years old, grew up in Surrey, Crystal Palace supporter (sorry), and proud owner of Willow, an English Spaniel who is far more popular than I am. I also make a very good lasagne, if that helps.
Our backers are the same investors behind companies like Uber, SpaceX, Canva and Notion.
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Here's how we deliver these results
Six factors that outperform a generalist broker. Each one delivers a measurable result — see the right-hand column.
Compounded, these six factors translate into the outcomes below.
Four years of direct conversation with sector acquirers — interviews, deal calls, sector dinners — layered with structured weekly buyer interviews via Sterling. Roughly twenty columns of intelligence per buyer: search criteria, valuation thresholds, deal structure, the management team they want to inherit, and the green, amber and red flags that move them.