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Set a target profile and get the strategic and financial buyers most likely to be relevant, ranked from verified European deal history. Deterministic scoring with published weights, defensible in a kickoff meeting. How the score works
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Sector
The target's industry family
Sub-sector
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Country
Where the company operates from · 16 European markets
Target size (EV)
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Sector match
Strict keeps only buyers with in-sector deals · Broad admits neighbouring sectors
Geography match
Strict requires deals in the country itself · Broad counts the rest of Europe
Target: Shark Solutions · Industrials · UK · scored as Industrials · United Kingdom, edit the profile above
How companies like this sold · 198 verified exits: 22% to sponsors, 74% to corporates and platforms, 3% via IPO, 2% other routes.
Route shift since 2020: sponsors 21% (was 25%), corporates and platforms 75% (was 71%), IPO 2% (was 3%).
Recent deals in this marketAfricinvest Europe closed HTDS (2026) · Altor Equity Partners closed ElteraGruppen (2026) · Amethis closed ADEMAT (2026) · Apax Partners closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners (with NewAlpha) closed Centor (2026)
10 of the top 10 closed a deal in this space in the last 12 months.
Likely buyers · Industrials in United Kingdom.
Memo view · print-readyRanked by fit on sector, geography, recency, current exposure and timing. Strength labels and tiers are published thresholds, not editorial picks.
Financial buyers 10
| # | Buyer | Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+ | ||||||
| 1 | Waterland Private Equity | 94Very High | ||||
| 2 | Inflexion (Partnership Capital III) | 92Very High | ||||
| 3 | IK Partners | 91Very High | ||||
| 4 | PAI Partners | 89Very High | ||||
| 5 | PAI Partners / ADIA | 88Very High | ||||
| 6 | Inflexion | 88Very High | ||||
| 7 | IK Partners (IK Small Cap III) | 87Very High | ||||
| 8 | IK Partners / GIC / Keensight / Parquest / management | 87Very High | ||||
| 9 | Bridgepoint | 87Very High | ||||
| 10 | Bridgepoint Development Capital | 87Very High | ||||
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