DealSource Partners, LLC
DealSource Partners, LLC publicly described a middle-market advisory practice serving private and public companies with M&A, corporate finance, and strategic advisory services. Its stated focus included capital raising, recapitalization, and exit preparation; a separate September 2015 announcement described a partnership with Translink to identify more buy-side opportunities in the United States. The current dealsource.com landing page does not present an operating advisory-firm website.
The available public record describes DealSource Partners as a middle-market M&A advisor with nationwide U.S.
positioning and services spanning M&A, corporate finance, strategic advisory, capital raising, recapitalization, and exit preparation. A separate September 2015 announcement described a partnership with Translink to identify more buy-side opportunities in the United States. The current dealsource.com landing page does not present an operating advisory-firm website or publish transaction examples. The cited June 30, 2015 and September 29, 2015 company-issued announcements do not disclose current leadership or fees. The individual FINRA BrokerCheck report does not establish DealSource Partners, LLC’s firm-level broker-dealer, investment-adviser, or other regulatory registration status.[1][2][3][4]
What does DealSource Partners, LLC do?
DealSource Partners, LLC publicly described itself as a middle-market M&A, corporate finance, and strategic advisory firm serving private and public companies. Its stated coverage was nationwide in the United States. The current dealsource.com landing page and cited historical announcements do not establish current operating status or active leadership.[1][2][3] Publicly stated services included mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and strategic advisory for middle-market companies. Company-issued materials also described support for raising capital, recapitalizing, and preparing for an exit.[1][3] DealSource Partners publicly described its advisory coverage as nationwide for middle-market companies. A June 30, 2015 company-issued announcement stated that the firm was expanding into the Chicago, Denver, and Philadelphia markets.[1]Owners comparing advisory firms can also review Auxo’s M&A advisor vs. business broker vs. investment bank comparison, advisor-selection guide, and sell-side advisor evaluation framework.
What should a business owner evaluate before hiring DealSource Partners, LLC?
An owner evaluating an engagement should first confirm whether DealSource Partners, LLC is currently active and identify the legal entity that would sign the engagement letter. The owner should also identify the current senior professionals responsible for the work, request recent attributable transactions and references, and clarify the firm’s current sector, geography, financial-size, and transaction-size criteria. Fee, exclusivity, tail, termination, expense, conflict-of-interest, and regulatory arrangements should be confirmed before confidential information is shared.[1][2][3][4]Is DealSource Partners, LLC currently active, and what legal entity would sign an engagement letter
What are the firm’s current sector, geography, revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, and transaction-size criteria
What size transactions and clients does DealSource Partners, LLC focus on?
The current dealsource.com landing page does not publish a sector-focus statement or sector-selection criteria.[2] The current dealsource.com landing page does not publish a transaction archive, sold-deal list, portfolio list, or representative transaction examples.[2] DealSource Partners publicly described M&A, corporate finance, and strategic advisory services, including work connected with capital raising, recapitalization, and exit preparation. A September 29, 2015 company-issued announcement also described a partnership with Translink to identify more buy-side opportunities in the United States.[1][3] The firm publicly positioned its target clients as middle-market companies, including both private and public companies. The current dealsource.com landing page does not publish numeric revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, transaction-size, or minimum-client criteria.[1][2]What does DealSource Partners, LLC publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?
The current dealsource.com landing page does not present an operating advisory-firm website, publish sector-focus or sector-selection criteria, publish numeric company or transaction-size criteria, or provide a transaction archive, sold-deal list, portfolio list, or representative transaction examples. The June 30, 2015 and September 29, 2015 company-issued announcements do not disclose current leadership, current operating status, fees, transaction values, or engagement terms. The individual FINRA BrokerCheck report does not establish firm-level regulatory registration status.[1][2][3][4] A FINRA BrokerCheck report for Kenneth B. Lacy lists DealSource Partners, LLC as a not-investment-related business activity, categorizes it as business brokerage, identifies Lacy as managing partner, and describes M&A services to middle-market clients beginning in April 2015. That individual-level report does not establish DealSource Partners, LLC’s firm-level broker-dealer, investment-adviser, or other regulatory registration status.[4] DealSource Partners described working as a strategic partner with clients and supporting objectives such as raising capital, recapitalizing, and preparing for an exit. The September 29, 2015 announcement separately described a Translink collaboration to identify U.S. buy-side opportunities.[3]Questions to ask before hiring DealSource Partners, LLC
Is DealSource Partners, LLC currently active, and what legal entity would sign an engagement letter?
Who are the current senior professionals responsible for the engagement?
What are the firm’s current sector, geography, revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, and transaction-size criteria?
Can the firm provide at least three recent attributable transactions, including role, date, buyer or seller, and transaction type?
What are the retainer, success-fee, minimum-fee, tail, exclusivity, termination, and expense provisions?
Does the firm or any affiliate provide regulated broker-dealer or investment-adviser services, and which entity would receive transaction-related compensation?
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