Know if a deal is right before you overcommit time and capital.

We help small-business buyers evaluate acquisitions, distilling each deal down to what makes or breaks it so you commit to the right ones and walk away from the rest early.

The Problem

Buyers often make high-stakes decisions from incomplete information.

The issue is not a lack of effort. The challenge is knowing what matters now, what can wait, and what could change the deal.

Questions That Changed the Decision

Does the asking price rest on supportable earnings?

Does the asking price cover the same business the buyer expects to acquire?

How much capital will the buyer actually need at closing?

See Selected Works
Buy-Side Support

Structured support across the deal.

SHP helps buyers focus on what decides the deal.

Pre-LOI

Is this deal worth pursuing?

We get you to a decision in days.

Post-LOI

Where is your capital most at risk?

We prioritize issues that reprice or kill.

Post-Acquisition

How can profitability improve?

We target the levers that move margin.

Why SHP

Candid buy-side judgment for imperfect acquisition decisions.

SHP is built for sub-$10M acquisitions, where buyers often have to act before every question is answered.

Built Around the Buyer

We judge the deal on its own strengths and how well it fits your thesis.

Decision Work, Not More Analysis

We focus on the few facts that can change the decision, not analysis for its own sake.

Independently Buy-Side

We represent buyers only, with no seller ties and no fee tied to closing.

Evaluating an acquisition?

Clarify what matters and what should drive the next decision.