Seller-side counterparty intelligence
AcquirerScope
Diligence the buyer before the buyer diligences you
Sellers hand over their most sensitive information to buyers, sponsors, and lenders they have never independently checked. A counterparty that looks credible in a pitch deck can carry registration gaps, enforcement history, or funding uncertainty that only surfaces after the data room is open.
Representative output
IllustrativeCounterparty — mid-market PE sponsor
Visible strengths
Public-source gaps
Verification questions
- Request audited fund financials and the latest LPAC materials.
- Confirm source and certainty of funds before the data room opens.
Restated from the public sample profile (SoFi Technologies — a public company, not a client). Your report reflects your own entity.
Who this is for
- Owners and executives selling or raising against their institution
- Sell-side advisors protecting a client before exclusivity
- Any team about to share confidential material with a financial counterparty
When it lands on your desk
- A buyer, acquirer, lender, or sponsor has approached you
- An NDA or LOI is on the table and the data room opens next
- A counterparty's story doesn't quite reconcile and you want an independent read
The work
What AcquirerScope does
- Maps the counterparty's identity and regulatory registrations from public records
- Screens public regulatory and enforcement history
- Assesses visible liquidity and deal-certainty signals
- States public-source strengths and visible risk indicators side by side
- Lists the data gaps and the exact verification questions to ask before you share more
What you provide
- The counterparty's name (and website, if known)
- Your role — seller, advisor, or other
- The transaction stage, so the report matches the decision in front of you
How the work is done
- Public-source only: registration records, filings, enforcement databases, and disclosures.
- Strengths and risks are reported symmetrically — what checks out is stated as plainly as what doesn't.
- What public sources cannot establish becomes a verification question, not an assumption.
Deliverables
What you receive
- Counterparty intelligence report: registrations, classification, and enforcement screen
- Public-source strengths and visible risk indicators
- Confidentiality and data-room risk assessment
- Verification question list and seller protection checklist
Typical timing
Delivered in 5 business days. One-time report, not a subscription.
Evidence & source treatment
- Every statement is tied to a publicly observable source.
- Fund-level and non-public facts are explicitly marked as gaps with the question that would resolve them.
What AcquirerScope is not
- Not a private investigation — no non-public records, surveillance, or pretexting.
- Not complete transaction diligence, and not a recommendation to proceed or decline.
- Does not approve, rate, or endorse any counterparty.
- Not legal, regulatory, audit, or compliance advice — your institution remains responsible for its own regulatory obligations.
- Not an audit, audit opinion, control attestation, or certification of any kind.
Questions
AcquirerScope FAQ
Does the counterparty know we ran this?
No. AcquirerScope uses only public records and never contacts the subject.
What stages does it support?
Intake covers pre-NDA contact, signed NDA, LOI with exclusivity, and a confidential mode where you don't disclose the target. The report is framed to the stage you're in.
Will it tell us whether to do the deal?
No — it gives you the counterparty facts, gaps, and questions so your own advisors can make that call with better information.
How do we pay?
Card checkout via Stripe, or an invoice (wire, ACH, or certified funds) through the intake form. All sales are final once the report is generated.
AcquirerScope — $500 / report
Secure card checkout via Stripe, or an invoice (wire, ACH, or certified funds) through the intake form. No per-seat surprises. No hidden fees. Flat fee, one-time.