We search for you

Deal flow you won't find on a listing site.

DealBuff builds the lists, writes the copy, and runs outreach to your buy box. Owner replies come straight to you. Plans start at $2,500 a month, and Concierge adds an advisor and the first owner call.

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The Promise

Real conversations with owners who never planned to sell.

Most of the businesses you'd want to buy will never hit a listing site. We reach the owners before a broker is involved. Targeted lists, multi-channel sequences, deliverability, and disciplined follow-up. You take it from there.

Our Sourcing Approach

More at bats than you can get on your own.

Precision belongs in the buy box. Volume belongs in the sending. Stanford's 2024 Search Fund Study puts the funnel at roughly 3,000 companies screened for 159 serious conversations, four LOIs, and one acquisition. We build a tight list of owners who fit, then reach every one of them across the channels your plan includes.

01

Email & LinkedIn Outreach

Sequences built around your buy box and written by DealBuff. Personalized at scale and tested against reply data every month.

02

Voicemail & Cold Calling

Calls to owners who match your profile. Voicemail on Outreach Pro, live cold calling on Concierge.

03

Direct Mail

Physical mail that cuts through the inbox. Letters to owners who match your profile, billed at cost on every plan.

Three plans

Pick the level.

Outreach and Outreach Pro are the sourcing engine in two sizes. Concierge adds a 1-on-1 advisor and puts DealBuff on the first owner call.

Outreach

Email outreach to your buy box, run by DealBuff, plus on-market deal flow.

$2,500per month

Built for

Self-funded searchers. The most cost-effective way to get proprietary deal flow. We handle the domains, the lists, the copy, and the sequences. You take the owner calls.

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Outreach Pro

Every channel running: email, LinkedIn, and voicemail.

$3,000per month

Built for

Independent sponsors and traditional searchers. More channels means more owners reached and more at bats. Same lists and reporting as Outreach, with LinkedIn and voicemail campaigns added.

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Concierge

The full engine, a 1-on-1 advisor, and DealBuff on the first owner call.

$7,500per month

Built for

Buyers who don't have time to verify interested deal flow. We qualify every reply, take the first owner call, and handle NDAs. You only see deals that fit. An advisor is with you from thesis to close.

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Direct mail is billed at cost. Community comes with every plan. Prices are subject to change.

Outreach and Outreach Pro

The sourcing engine in two sizes.

Outreach Pro runs every channel. Outreach runs email only. Everything else is the same.

What's Included Outreach Email outreach $2,500 a month Outreach Pro Every channel $3,000 a month
Built for Self-funded searchers who want a cost-effective path to proprietary deal flow through email and the on-market feed. Independent sponsors and traditional searchers who want every channel running.
Setup and deliverability Dedicated domains, inboxes, DNS, and warmup. Dedicated domains, inboxes, DNS, and warmup.
Lists Contact lists built to your buy box and refreshed monthly. Contact lists built to your buy box and refreshed monthly.
Outreach sequences Email sequences written and run by DealBuff. Email, LinkedIn, and voicemail campaigns written and run by DealBuff.
Direct mail Billed at cost. Billed at cost.
Deal flow and replies Screened on-market deal flow. Owner replies go straight to you. Screened on-market deal flow. Owner replies go straight to you.
Support and reporting Monthly reporting dashboard, weekly office hours, community access. Monthly reporting dashboard, weekly office hours, community access.

How it starts

It starts with a consulting call and onboarding. You take every owner call. DealBuff runs outreach and triages replies. Outreach upgrades to Outreach Pro any time.

Concierge is $7,500 a month

The full engine, a 1-on-1 advisor, and DealBuff on the first owner call.

For buyers who don't have time to verify interested deal flow. We run every channel, qualify every reply, take the first owner call, and handle NDAs. You only see deals that fit your buy box.

This is the top of the ladder. It includes everything in Outreach Pro plus the first owner call, NDAs, broker deal flow, and a 1-on-1 advisor who has done this many times before and stays with you from thesis to close.

Sourcing

  • Thesis and buy box development with a quarterly review
  • Off-market email, LinkedIn, direct mail, and cold calling to your buy box
  • Screened on-market and broker deal flow
  • DealBuff takes the first owner call and confirms the fit to your buy box
  • Financial qualification, reply triage, and owner research before deals reach you
  • NDAs handled for you

Deal and close

  • Capital stack design, lender positioning, and lender and equity introductions
  • LOI structure, valuation, seller financing, and negotiation support
  • Due diligence quarterbacking with vetted attorneys, accountants, and QoE providers
  • Closing checklist, transition planning, and a post-close advisory window
  • 1-on-1 advisory calls throughout the search
  • Slack or email access between calls

How it starts

It starts with an application and a consulting call. Scope and target list are confirmed before outreach begins.

Your role

Thesis, financing, and the final call on every deal are yours. DealBuff carries the rest.

Timeline

What to expect.

Real conversations don't happen on day one. Here's how the engine works in practice on every plan.

Months 1 to 2

Setup and first outreach

Infrastructure, lists, deliverability, copy, and sequences go live. Early replies shape iteration.

Months 3 to 6

Real conversations

Owners engage. Qualified conversations surface and some become real opportunities.

Months 7 to 9 and on

First LOIs and diligence

Deals enter LOI and diligence. Support deepens to match where you are.

First-Mover Advantage

Reach owners before the market wakes up. These are businesses that never hit a listing page, so you're not one of forty buyers in a broker's inbox.

Replies Come Straight to You

When an owner writes back, it lands in your inbox. You build the relationship from the first reply, and on Concierge we take the first call so you only see the fits.

Tailored to Your Strategy

Target family-run businesses, specific industries, or geographies. Pivot when you're under LOI or drill into a niche vertical as your thesis sharpens.

1,000's
Owners Engaged
30%
Interest Rate
$75M+
Businesses Teed Up
80+
Industries Covered

What our clients say

“
Instead of spending hours sorting through contact lists, managing our email infrastructure, and trying to get in front of business owners, DealBuff brings the conversations to us. It's a huge unlock.
Billy
Traditional Search Fund
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DealBuff opened doors to local owners who actually fit our criteria. Within weeks we were having real conversations with business owners in our region.
Alex
Self-Funded Searcher
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Christi, Chris, and the team at DealBuff are a joy to work with. They are organized, professional, and communicative. Most importantly, they deliver on what they promise. I strongly recommend that any searcher looking to do direct outreach have a conversation with them.
Dan
Self-Funded Searcher

Who This Is For

Built for searchers and acquisition entrepreneurs.

Self-Funded Searchers

Searching on your own capital and watching every dollar of search budget. Outreach gives you professional-grade sourcing without building the infrastructure yourself.

Independent Sponsors & Traditional Searchers

Independent sponsors need a pipeline between deals. Funded searchers need enough owner conversations to get to LOI inside the search window. Outreach Pro keeps every channel running so the top of the funnel never goes quiet.

Buyers Short on Time

High-net-worth individuals and tech employees buying a business while still in a full-time role. Concierge qualifies every reply and takes the first call so you only step in when a deal fits your buy box.

Let's talk through fit.

Tell us about your search, your capital position, and your timeline. We'll come back with a working plan or point you to the level that fits.

Running your own outreach?

Search on your own gives you on-market deal flow, office hours, and the community from $299 a month. Compare all five plans.