FM 1.101 / Find
Target Intelligence
Verified Target Shortlist
A research-backed map of targets aligned to the buyer's actual criteria, with context for the first conversation.
SEALED OUTPUT↗
Products / FM application
Products that support
each phase.
The Field Manuals are the operating system for M&A. Products put that system to work at the phase where a buyer needs support, evidence, and a decision-ready output.
PRODUCTS / 07 OUTPUTSFind → Screen → Investigate → Transfer → Execute → Sustain → AutomateStart at the stage you are actually in. The system keeps the next phase visible.
PRODUCTS / 01
The FM system moves the buyer through the lifecycle. These products provide the practical support for each phase—one defined question, one useful output, one next move.
FM 2.102 / Screen
Deal Intelligence
Deal Triage Brief
A rapid operating read for the proceed, pause, renegotiate, or stop decision.
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FM 2.203 / Investigate
Deal Intelligence
Acquisition Readiness Package
Decision support for the operational conditions, dependencies, and evidence that must be true to proceed.
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FM 3.104 / Transfer
Change of Command
Founder Debrief
A structured knowledge-capture engagement for the undocumented workflows, authorities, relationships, and shortcuts that cannot leave with the seller.
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FM 3.205 / Execute
Change of Command
90-Day Value-Creation Blueprint
A sequenced post-close plan that turns the operating picture into milestones, owners, and a first cadence.
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FM 4.106 / Sustain
Operating System & Execution
Operating Cadence Retainer
Recurring operating reviews, implementation oversight, updated priorities, and course correction after the blueprint.
SEALED OUTPUT↗
FM 5.107 / Automate
AI Enablement
AI Enablement Sprint
Governed AI applied to a specific workflow after the baseline is understood—not before.
SEALED OUTPUT↗
Buyer-side only.No brokerage, success fees, or transaction commissions. Investment and delivery cadence are confirmed after scoping.
The family map
One system.
Seven products.
FM 1-0Target Intelligence
Find the right signal before outreach.
FM 2-0Deal IntelligenceTurn uncertainty into a decision.
FM 3-0Change of CommandTransfer control without losing the business.
FM 4-0Operating System & ExecutionKeep the new operating rhythm moving.
FM 5-0AI EnablementCreate leverage inside proven workflows.