01 · FintechPayments
A licensed financial-services platform
Gives consumers one regulated account for everyday payments and digital assets.
Acquired for $10M by a Swiss investment firm with $1.5B in assets · completed
M&A & corporate finance introductions
Meet business owners considering a sale or capital raise.
IntroRouter connects M&A and corporate finance advisers with business owners exploring company sales, acquisitions, and financing.
We start conversations, find out what owners are looking to do, and make introductions when the situation matches the advisory firm’s work.
Experience across corporate finance, wealth management, industrial businesses, technology and specialist commercial markets.
Results
We have done the work.
- 100business-owner conversations in approximately six months.Conversations
- 8introductions that developed into corporate finance advisory engagements.Engagements
- $10Macquisition of a regulated fintech company by a Swiss investment firm.The acquirer manages $1.5B in assets. Deal signed and completed.Completed
- €10Mraised for a company with €60M (≈ $67M) in annual revenue.≈ $11M. Round closed.Closed
- $2.5Min equipment financing provided by a U.S. investment firm we work with.Including financing for a construction company.Funded
These results represent different stages of the transaction process: owner conversations, advisory engagements, closed financings and a completed acquisition. An advisory engagement is not the same as a closed transaction.
Selected situations
Five owner situations we brought to the table.
Anonymised. Industries and stages are real; company names are never shared.
02 · Food & pharmaQuality testing
Rapid microbiological testing technology
Used by food and pharmaceutical manufacturers to get test results and release products faster.
Mandate signed · in discussions with investors · raising €500K+
03 · Health & wellnessConsumer brand
A direct-to-consumer supplement brand
Sells a plant-based mineral supplement directly to customers online.
Mandate signed · investor interest received · raising €800K
04 · SoftwareMobile apps
An established app development studio
Designs and builds mobile applications for businesses, with a team of around ten.
Proposal issued · raising €1M+
05 · Energy transitionCommercial lighting
Energy-efficient lighting as a service
Leases efficient lighting to businesses, so customers cut energy costs without the upfront investment.
Proposal issued · raising €1M+
Pipeline · June 2026 – today
Every step is counted.
120owners spoken to about a sale or capital raise
52meetings held
17follow-up meetings held
37proposals issued
8mandates signed
€32M+capital sought across 11 companies
One European owner programme, tracked conversation by conversation. Capital sought and open proposals are work in progress, not completed transactions.
Approach
A good introduction starts with the right question.
For an M&A adviser, a random owner name isn’t an opportunity. We want to know whether the owner is considering an exit, looking at outside capital, exploring succession, or responding to interest in their company.
We find out the situation and whether the owner wants to speak with an adviser. Then we introduce the parties with enough context to have a useful conversation.
Who we work with
The type of firm we work with.
We work with M&A advisers, corporate finance boutiques, and acquisition or capital-raising advisers looking for the kinds of owner situations they know how to handle.
Some advisers focus on owner-managed businesses. Others work on larger transactions, specific sectors, or particular financing needs. We agree on your criteria before we start reaching out.
Live signal
What we track in lower-middle-market M&A.
Public deal, survey, and market data, updated as it publishes.
- →2,117 U.S. small businesses changed hands in Q2 2026 — median sale price $349K (BizBuySell)
- →40% of small-business owners plan to retire within 10 years — 70% have no formal succession plan (Chase survey)
- →72% of M&A intermediaries expect 2026 deal conditions to match or exceed the 2021 peak (IBBA/M&A Source)
- →Bankers Edge Advisory launches a buy-side M&A practice for lower-middle-market PE sponsors
Sourced from BizBuySell, Chase, IBBA/M&A Source, and wire releases.
How it works
Three steps from brief to introduction.
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Tell us which mandates you want.
We’ll establish the geography, company size, transaction type, exclusions and what a suitable owner looks like.
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We contact relevant owners.
We research companies and ask about actual sale, acquisition or financing situations instead of treating every company with a public signal as an active deal.
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We make the introduction.
When an owner has a relevant situation and agrees to speak to an adviser, we connect both sides with the details already discussed.
Other markets
Results from other commercial markets.
- 6introductions in 46 days.Wealth management
- 6commercial introductions in 120 days.Industrial plastic conversion
- 3demand-side introductions in approximately 43 days.Advanced materials
Different markets, the same work: find the right commercial situation, confirm interest, and connect the right parties.
FAQ
Questions advisers ask us.
Are these completed acquisitions?
The eight examples refer to advisory engagements that followed introductions. An advisory engagement and a completed acquisition are different stages. Separately, one $10M acquisition and one €10M capital raise have closed.
Do you guarantee a company sale or a capital raise?
No. We agree the criteria for introductions and the delivery commitment in writing. The adviser and the business owner make their own decisions about any eventual transaction.
Which companies can you introduce?
That depends on the advisory firm’s brief, including region, business size, sector, ownership and transaction type.
What does a qualified introduction include?
The relevant company and contact, the owner’s actual situation, the reason the adviser is a fit, and the owner’s agreement to be connected.
Is this another appointment-setting service?
We aim for informed, relevant introductions. The outcome isn’t simply a meeting on a calendar. Your team receives the commercial context and takes the professional discussion forward.
Do you only serve the Netherlands?
The corporate finance case study was in the Netherlands, and we have also worked on financing in the United States. Other territories depend on the type of mandate and the market we agree to pursue.
What is the fee?
We agree the scope and price before work begins. On our introductory call we’ll discuss the kind of mandates you’re looking for and whether a paid program makes sense.
Work with IntroRouter
Let’s talk about the mandates your firm wants.
Tell us which business owners are worth speaking to, the transactions you want, and what makes an introduction valuable. We’ll tell you whether we can build a paid program around that profile.