Origination for boutique corporate finance

We deliver the right businesses to specialist boutique advisers.

Sightline Connect works with specialist corporate finance firms and investment banks to identify lower and mid market businesses approaching a transaction. We act as an extension of their origination function, connecting with businesses on their behalf in their sector.

How it works
The problem

Specialist advisers and the businesses that need them don't always find each other.

01

Origination requires dedicated focus

Finding the right businesses requires sustained, dedicated focus: data, research, and consistent outreach. We are a partner that supplements your deal flow with quality introductions to the right businesses.

02

The best fit isn't always the most visible

The firms best placed to advise a business aren't always the ones with the biggest brand or the most aggressive outreach. Specialist expertise often sits in firms that not every business will come across.

03

Fit matters

The difference between the right adviser and the wrong one shows up at every stage of a transaction, from the first conversation to the final negotiation. We focus on fit above everything else.

What you get

Selective in our approaches. Selective in our partnerships.

Sector first

Built around fit

Every business we engage with has been selected because of a specific fit with our client's area of expertise. We understand where their depth sits and we only engage where that fit is strong.

Serious conversations only

No speculative approaches

We connect businesses that are actually considering a transaction. No speculative approaches, no tyre kickers.

Fewer, better

Quality over quantity

One well matched introduction is worth more than ten that go nowhere.

"Origination is all we do. Our clients focus on advising. We focus on making sure the right businesses find them."
The Sightline approach
How we work
One firm per introduction
When we approach a business, we do so on behalf of one client. It's a direct approach, not a broadcast.
Origination only
We don't advise. We don't broker. We find the right businesses for the right advisers and make the introduction.
Data driven
We use data and technology to find businesses others don't. That means our clients get introductions that are specific, timely, and hard to replicate.

Worth a conversation

If you're a specialist corporate finance firm looking for quality deal flow, we should talk.

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