Higher quality in longlisting and analysis – presentation-ready results in less time for M&A at Group Builders

Holger Danowsky is one of the founders of GROUP BUILDERS. The company assembles IT business groups, mainly in software, IT services, and technology-driven niche sectors. The target companies are typically owner-managed firms without a clear succession plan.

Before using StrategyBridge AI, identifying suitable companies was mostly done manually. Research relied on Google, company websites, individual databases, and later general AI tools. Results were filtered and verified step by step.

Key pain points:

High manual research effort

Long turnaround times and detailed work for longlist creation

Media breaks between different tools

No structured pre-analysis of financial metrics

Significant effort to convert a longlist into a reliable shortlist

Bringing all relevant information together was possible - but very time-consuming.

Today, GROUP BUILDERS primarily uses StrategyBridge AI for two tasks: longlisting and company analyses for investor exposés.

For longlisting, specific criteria such as region, company size, industry focus, and ownership structure are applied. The resulting list provides a structured starting point that is further refined.

Once a company is under contract, StrategyBridge analyses are integrated into the exposé. This includes competitive comparisons, market analyses, and valuation derivations. These documents are provided to investors and form a central basis for decision-making.

Impact:

Significant time savings across the entire process

Early assessment of market, competition, and company size

Better preparation for investor and owner meetings

Higher quality of documents with less manual effort

What used to take several weeks can now be completed in much less time