M&A Partnerships | Growing Portfolio Clients

Partnering with Mid-Market M&A Advisors

Pre-Exit Growth Infrastructure

Your firm sells premium companies. We help make them premium. Our role is to support the privately-held businesses that are stuck with inconsistent sales, messy ops, or too much owner-dependency to appeal to a buyer.

We execute our growth strategy 6-36 months prior to their sale to increase their valuation – ensuring the deal closes faster, cleaner, and at a premium.

How We Do It

Where We Fit in Your Process:

We don’t compete with M&A firms — we support and strengthen your process.
Our work grows EBITDA, upgrades the systems that make the business transferable and attractive to buyers, and ultimately drives a better sale.

Sell-Side Client Hits a Roadblock

After a lower than expected valuation or sudden red flags (owner reliance, fragile ops, low scalability), the deal stagnates.

Why Partner with Ignite XDS?

We're the behind-the-scenes partner sell-side professionals trust to turn “not-quite-ready” companies into clean, scalable, buyer-ready assets—while keeping them in your pipeline.

Proven Track Record
Our clients average a 1.8x valuation multiplier within 37 months.

Save Your Team's Capacity
We work directly with your client through growth strategy and execution—so your team can stay focused on active deals.

Smoother Diligence—Transferable Systems
Our process unearths and addresses risk areas—like undocumented processes, founder-reliant relationships, or siloed teams—before buyers find them.

We Know Your Client's Business
Hundreds of SMBs have trusted Ignite XDS to breakthrough growth hurdles. No time wasted through industry learning curves.