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 Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

LoopNet is the #1 commercial real estate digital marketplace with 12M+ unique monthly visitors, a CoStar Group subsidiary since 2012.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

M&A Accelerator

IBM M&A Accelerator is an IBM Consulting offering that gives corporate development and integration teams a single, real-time view across the full M&A deal lifecycle, from pipeline through divestiture.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

M&A Deal Platform

M&A Deal Platform is UK-based software that gives accountants and advisory practices AI-assisted valuation, document drafting, and marketplace tools to deliver M&A and exit-planning services to SME clients.

Tools Strategy & Deal Sourcing

MADiscover is an AI-powered M&A screening solution that translates strategic rationales into dynamic landscapes for data-driven searches of strategic partners and M&A targets, supporting corporate development teams.

Tools Due Diligence

Marveri is an AI-native diligence platform built by MIT PhDs and Big Law M&A attorneys, automating data room organization and disclosure schedule preparation.

Tools Due Diligence

Metal AI is an institutional intelligence platform purpose-built for PE firms, helping deal teams extract and query data from memos, expert calls, and financial documents.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Michael Page (PageGroup) is a global recruitment group whose Page Executive division provides executive search and leadership talent for PE-backed and M&A-active organizations.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Midaxo is a purpose-built M&A platform that gives strategy, pipeline, diligence and integration teams a shared system of record, workflow and intelligence for repeatable, value-focused execution.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Navima is an M&A execution and playbook platform that connects pipeline, projects, VDR, reporting and best-practice workflows so teams can increase deal flow, consistency and data-driven decision-making.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Ontra automates critical private market workflows for 9 of the top 10 PEI-ranked firms.

Tools Due Diligence

PandaDoc is a document automation and e-signature platform built for sales teams, speeding up creation, approval, and signing of proposals and contracts.

Tools Due Diligence

PerceiveNow is a model-agnostic AI Operating System that connects enterprise data platforms with frontier LLMs, enabling dealmakers to instantly build proprietary, lock-in-free due diligence assets and workflows.

Tools Due Diligence

PinpointAI is an AI financial due diligence platform automating the FDD workflow from data upload to branded PowerPoint report, cutting delivery time by up to 60%.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Private Equity List

Private Equity List is a lightweight investor directory that complements heavier data platforms by giving founders and smaller dealmakers accessible visibility into the PE/VC landscape.

Tools Strategy & Deal Sourcing

The best DACH company data worldwide and the most precise longlisting on the market. ProxDeal is the new generation of company database: 7M+ companies with 100+ parameters each, financials even for non-disclosing companies, shareholder trees down to UBOs, succession signals, and AI longlists in under 5 minutes, accessible via platform, API, and MCP.

Tools Due Diligence

Rapid7 is a global cybersecurity vendor whose Command Platform unifies vulnerability management, detection and response, and exposure management — capabilities relevant to cyber due diligence on M&A targets.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Rogo is a finance-native AI platform helping bankers and investors automate research, due diligence, and document production through end-to-end agentic workflows.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

Savantiq combines deep expertise in private finance and advanced technologies into an end-to-end deal management platform purpose-built for M&A and private equity.

Tools Due Diligence

Sema gives investors and acquirers a structured view of software assets across the deal lifecycle, combining code-level due diligence scans with AI-built executive reports on AI defensibility and strategy execution.

Tools Due Diligence

Shortcut.ai is an AI Excel agent automating complex financial modeling, including LBOs, DCFs, and three-statement models, with industry-leading accuracy.

Tools Cross-cutting Platforms, Talent & Financing

smartmerger.com

smartmerger.com is the M&A operating system for an end-to-end process - data-first, EU data-sovereign, and powered by Agentic AI - trusted by leading enterprises and advisory teams, including Siemens and BCG. Gartner topranked. Designed as a modular platform of specialized apps with flexible integration, it connects structured M&A data, digital playbooks, and workflows in one secure, governed environment, spanning pipeline, diligence, integration, carve-outs, and sell-side.

Tools Due Diligence

SMASHDOCs is a German web-based document collaboration platform with patented change tracking, used by lawyers and dealmakers to draft and negotiate transaction documents.

Tools Strategy & Deal Sourcing

SourceCo is a US buy-side deal sourcing firm that uses AI to surface off-market, founder-led acquisition targets and connect them with vetted buyers.

Tools Strategy & Deal Sourcing

Sourcescrub is a sources-first, AI-powered deal sourcing platform that connects millions of private companies to 290k+ proprietary sources, enabling investors and deal teams to systematically discover, score and engage high-fit targets.

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