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Who We Are

DealBuff helps acquisition entrepreneurs source off-market deals.

DealBuff is built by searchers and entrepreneurs who have actually bought businesses. Not advisors watching from the sidelines. The company was founded by Christi Loucks.

We run targeted, human outreach campaigns that put buyers in front of business owners who are ready to have a conversation. Our philosophy: off-market sourcing is a timing discipline, not a tactic. The owner you email in month 2 may respond in month 8.

1,000s
Owners Engaged
50%
Interest Rate
$75M+
Businesses Teed Up
80+
Industries Covered

The Framework

Scan. Build. Manage.

Three disciplines that work together. Not a funnel. A system.

01

Scan

Maintain awareness of the market. Identify the right owner profiles. Know who is out there before you reach out.

02

Build

Start respectful conversations. Position yourself as a credible, long-term buyer. Earn the right to be remembered.

03

Manage

Track timing signals. Follow up without eroding trust. Re-engage naturally when owners are ready.

Services

Ways to work with DealBuff.

Three advisory tiers built on the same off-market outreach engine. Each tier adds advisory depth, not a different search. You run the search and take every owner conversation at every tier.

Search Core

Outreach engine

We run your proprietary off-market outreach. You close the deals.

  • Custom contact lists built to your buy box
  • Email, LinkedIn, direct mail, phone campaigns
  • All outreach copy written by DealBuff
  • Off-market sourcing only
  • Reporting dashboard and biweekly strategy syncs
  • An advisory layer tailored to your strategy

Search Plus

Outreach + advisor

Everything in Core, plus an experienced advisor with you from outreach through close.

  • Capital readiness and lender positioning review
  • Deal structuring and LOI support
  • Seller financing and negotiation guidance
  • Service provider network
  • 1:1 advisor support with monthly working sessions

Search Premier

Senior advisory

Our highest-touch tier. A senior advisory team with you at every step, thesis to close.

  • Thesis development: industry, geography, criteria
  • Sourcing across off-market, brokered, and on-market deals
  • Due diligence partnership: financial, QoE, legal, operational
  • Capital strategy, lender introductions, closing quarterback
  • You run the search and take every owner conversation

Institutional

Custom

For family offices, independent sponsors, and portfolio teams.

  • Multiple parallel searches across verticals
  • Add-on sourcing for existing portfolio companies
  • Dedicated account management
  • Institutional-quality reporting for investment committees

Accelerators

Custom

For search accelerators and funds that back a cohort of operators.

  • Proprietary deal flow for every operator you back, run in parallel
  • Built for the CEO in Residence and Executive in Search models
  • One relationship, portfolio-wide reporting
  • Sources for multiple NextGen Growth Partners searches

DIY Guide

$499 one-time

The complete 17-chapter proprietary sourcing system.

  • 17-chapter playbook with real campaign data
  • Outreach templates (5 tested variants)
  • Video walkthroughs
  • Owner psychology frameworks
  • Lifetime access, not a subscription

Who We Work With

Built for serious buyers at every stage.

Traditional Search Funds Self-Funded Searchers Independent Sponsors Family Offices Strategic Acquirers Portfolio Teams Search Accelerators

Common Questions

What people ask about DealBuff.

What is the difference between the Search tiers?

All three run the same off-market outreach engine. Search Core runs the outreach while you close the deals. Search Plus adds an experienced advisor with you from outreach through close. Search Premier brings a senior advisory team at every step, from thesis through close. The tiers differ by advisory depth, not by who runs the search.

Who takes the owner conversations?

You do, at every tier. DealBuff builds the pipeline and stands beside you, but the buyer takes every owner conversation.

Is the DIY Guide a subscription?

No. One-time $499 purchase. Instant access, lifetime access, keep it forever.

Do you work with search funds and self-funded searchers?

Both. We work with traditional search funds, self-funded searchers, independent sponsors, family offices, strategic acquirers, and search accelerators that back cohorts of operators.