“The basic idea of our target search was to enter into an emerging business area in the field of Digital Identities by searching for the most suitable acquisition target. During the iteration process we gained new insights and therefore we were able to modify and fine-tune our requirements. MADiscover supported us by revealing and highlighting all relevant players within our search field. 

We received a comprehensive shortlist in a Power Query Dashboard that is easy to use and covers criteria that were customized to our definition of strategic fit.

We are more than happy to continue working with MADiscover for future M&A screening projects.“

"We approached MADiscover to screen the European market for cooperation partners. The results portray a market research study of the designated search field - adapted to our individual requirements. It was especially helpful to get an objective view on the market without our own internal company preconceptions. 

We were surprised about the speed and scope.

We received a more extensive list of companies much faster than the months we would have needed otherwise. Most of the companies have not been on our own internal watchlist until then."

"We were looking for a specific technology vendor worldwide. We did a lot of anecdotal searches and manual analysis to find the hidden champion and it turned out that it was the proverbial search for the needle in the haystack.

So we eventually tried to use MADiscover technology to start a brute force attack to the problem. We did an automated analysis of thousands of companies. It turned out that the difficulties we faced were deeply built into the way how the technology vendor market was structured. Hundreds of companies used similar terms and vastly exaggerated the degree of technology capabilities and ownership.

After a few iterations, however we got a far clearer picture and had a comprehensive ranking of potential targets. With MADiscover technology we were able to focus on value-creating analysis of most promising and ranked targets instead of wasting time in endless website and document screenings."

"Searching for fitting specialists in a vastly fragmented market overwhelms all M&A teams. Hence we turned to MADiscover to see whether technology can help us. The results from our work with the highly efficient MADiscover team were excellent. The amount of completeness, transparency and insights were remarkable. Not only that we could use the information for our short-term project, but we can also use the data as starting points for future activities."

"As a global player with various businesses, the search for future partners and / or target firms is a mammoth task. Both the strategies and the screening procedures as such were traditionally very diverse. On the one hand, we are contacted by investment banks and M&A boutiques with business opportunities on a daily basis. 

On the other hand, hundreds of employees worldwide are constantly putting out their feelers. Coordindating this and establishing a best practice model is clearly not easy. 

That is why we put a lot of hope in the systematic, repeatable approach of MADiscover. After all, we don't just want to keep repeating the same thing, we also want to always be a little better. And so far it has worked amazingly well with MADiscover, also and especially in very different search scopes."