Tools & Solutions

Every tool in the 2026 handbook, A to Z. Filter by chapter to narrow it down.

All Market Intelligence & Data 28 Virtual Data Rooms & Transaction Security 39 Valuation & Financial Analytics / BI 12 Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing 27

Strategy & Deal Sourcing 26 Deal Management, CRM & Pipeline 22 Due Diligence 37 Post-Merger Integration 13

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

A business intelligence portal that makes global customs and shipment data searchable for market, sourcing and competitive analysis.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

AnalyzeMarkets provides AI-driven global deal intelligence, investor and company databases, and predictive “deals in the making” signals so M&A professionals can source transactions, identify counterparties, and contact decision makers across asset classes from one integrated platform.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

ARC Intelligence

ARC Intelligence is the AI-native Finance OS for mid-market groups and Private Equity funds: live financial and operational data from every entity and every ERP in one platform, built for performance monitoring, value creation and M&A readiness.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

The market-standard financial data and analytics terminal that supplies deal, market and company intelligence across the M&A lifecycle.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Blueflame (by Datasite)

Blue Flame is an LLM-agnostic agentic AI platform for investment firms, orchestrating workflows across sourcing, diligence, portfolio monitoring, and investor relations.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

CB Insights is a market intelligence platform that analyzes millions of data points on private companies, investors, patents, news, and markets to help corporates and investors understand technology trends, competitive landscapes, and deal activity.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Circle Square is a corporate finance recruitment and executive search firm focused on M&A and related front‑office roles rather than a software platform.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

An AI-driven company data and market intelligence platform for M&A screening, deal sourcing and valuation benchmarking.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

Coresignal provides large-scale public web data on companies, professionals and jobs, giving deal teams and data products an AI‑ready source for screening, tracking and modeling market participants.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Corporate Finance Institute (CFI)

CFI is an online training and certification platform that helps finance professionals and teams build practical skills in corporate finance, M&A, valuation, FP&A and analytics through structured programs and hands‑on case studies.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

Crunchbase is a predictive company intelligence database tracking 4M+ companies, funding rounds, investors, and acquisitions.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Cyndx is a purpose-built AI platform for dealmakers, combining deal sourcing, investor discovery, valuation and AI-generated research so M&A and capital-raising teams can uncover and analyze opportunities faster.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

Datarade is a B2B data marketplace and commerce platform that connects data buyers and providers globally, with a particular focus on high-quality datasets for AI training, analytics and market intelligence.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

Dealroom.co is a startup and VC intelligence platform that uses advanced data science and real-time tracking to help investors, corporates and governments understand innovation ecosystems and identify promising companies for investment and acquisition.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

Domo is a cloud-native data platform that helps organizations connect, govern and activate their data with dashboards, data apps and AI agents, including use cases in M&A analytics and portfolio monitoring.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Dynamo is an AI-powered alternative investment management platform serving 1,000+ clients managing $10T+ in AUM, covering front-to-back-office needs.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers is a global job board and career platform specializing in financial services and financial technology roles, connecting professionals with employers in major financial hubs worldwide.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

EMIS is an emerging markets research platform combining industry, company, news and deals data so investors and corporates can assess opportunities and risks in high-growth markets with confidence in markets where reliable information is hard to access.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Experteer is a niche executive job board and headhunter network, not an M&A software product; it complements deal platforms by helping firms hire senior finance and strategy talent.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

FactSet delivers comprehensive market, company, and transaction data with deep Excel and API integration for investment and M&A professionals. FactSet’s Marketplace is a curated hub of proprietary and third‑party datasets for investment, analytics and research teams, rather than an M&A software workflow tool.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Fintalent.com is a global platform that matches corporate M&A, PMI, transformation, restructuring, and strategic finance teams with 5,000+ vetted independent professionals, delivering a curated shortlist within 48 hours for freelance, interim, or permanent mandates.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Fintalo is an AI-native, end-to-end operating system for M&A deals that connects advisors, investors, and companies in a single digital workspace. Effectively acting as your AI Analyst on every deal.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Flippa is an AI‑enabled exit platform where founders of online businesses get data‑backed valuations, global buyer reach and broker plus AI support to run a full exit process from valuation to close.

Tools Market Intelligence & Data

Private market intelligence platform delivering investment-grade data on private companies, investors and deals for dealmakers.

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