Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about how DealFlow AI finds and ranks the UK's active acquirers — the buyers advisors win as clients.
- What is DealFlow AI?
- DealFlow AI is a client-acquisition workspace for UK M&A advisors, business brokers, and corporate finance teams. It finds the companies and investors actively acquiring in your patch, ranks each one by need, fit, and reachability, and helps you run compliant outreach to win them as clients — all in one tool.
- How do you know a buyer is actively acquiring?
- Two sources. Live UK deal signals — reported and announced transactions, scanned daily and matched to your sector focus — and official Companies House data, including each acquirer's real filing and deal history. When a buyer transacts in your patch, they show up in your feed.
- What kinds of buyers does it find?
- Trade and corporate acquirers, private-equity firms and their portfolio platforms, search funds, family offices, and independent sponsors — any UK-active buyer matching the sectors, regions, and deal sizes you set.
- How does the AI ranking work?
- Every acquirer is scored on three dimensions — Need (how much they need an advisor), Fit (how well they match your focus), and Reach (how easy they are to get in front of) — and ranked by overall priority. Each score comes with a factor-by-factor breakdown, so the ranking is defensible, not a black box.
- Can I use it for sell-side work too?
- Yes. The same ranked buyer universe works both ways: pitch active acquirers on a retained buy-side engagement, or build a targeted buyer list for a business you're selling and approach the acquirers most likely to transact.
- Is the outreach compliant?
- You send outreach from your own connected mailbox and approve every message. A permanent do-not-contact register, automatic opt-out suppression, and a compliance log are built into the workflow, so outreach stays clean and auditable.
- How much does it cost?
- It's free to start — self-serve signup, no credit card. Paid plans unlock volume: Data at £299/month (leads and research only), Pro at £599/month with a 14-day free trial, Team at £1,199/month for up to 5 seats, and custom Enterprise plans. Yearly billing means you pay for 10 months.
- Which countries does it cover?
- DealFlow AI covers the United Kingdom only. Its discovery is built specifically around UK Companies House data and UK deal reporting.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. DealFlow AI runs entirely in the browser. Sign up, set your sector focus, and see your first ranked buyer list in minutes.