Find better acquisition targets in a fraction of the time
Stop spending days on manual target screening that still misses half the market. AI Screener analyzes 360M+ companies to deliver ranked, explained shortlists — so you can present comprehensive target lists your clients have never seen before.
The problem
Manual target screening costs you deals
Every M&A advisor knows the pain: you spend days scouring databases, industry reports, and news feeds to build a target list — only to discover your competitor found companies you missed entirely.
Rigid keyword searches and inconsistent industry codes mean you're working with an incomplete picture. Private companies — which represent the majority of the M&A market — are virtually invisible in traditional databases. The result? Blind spots that cost you credibility, mandates, and deal value.
The solution
AI that understands what you're looking for
Comparables.ai's AI Screener uses natural language processing and contextual matching to screen the world's most comprehensive company database — delivering ranked results with clear explanations.
From criteria to shortlist in five steps
A streamlined workflow that compresses weeks of manual screening into minutes of intelligent search
Describe Your Ideal Target
Use natural language or structured filters to define exactly what you're looking for. "SaaS companies in DACH with €5-20M revenue in HR tech" — our AI understands complex, multi-criteria queries.
AI Screens 360M+ Companies
Our AI analyzes your criteria against the world's most comprehensive company database, understanding context and business descriptions — not just rigid SIC codes or keyword matches.
Review Ranked & Explained Results
Get a prioritized shortlist with relevancy scores and AI-generated explanations for each match. Understand instantly why each company made the list — and share that rationale with your team or client.
Validate with Transaction Data
Cross-reference targets against 10+ years of M&A transaction data. Access comparable deal multiples, buyer history, and market benchmarks to build conviction around your shortlist.
Export & Present
Export your complete target screening package — company profiles, relevancy rationale, and comparable transaction data — directly to Excel for immediate integration into your pitch materials.
Screen like you think
Describe your ideal target in natural language — our AI handles the rest
"SaaS companies in DACH region with €5-20M revenue focused on HR technology"
"PE-backed industrial services companies with active platform acquisition strategies"
"Healthtech companies in Nordics with 50-200 employees and recent funding rounds"
"Cybersecurity firms in North America with managed detection & response capabilities"
See the screening platform in action
Screen millions of companies with a single query
Describe your ideal acquisition target in plain language. AI Screener processes your criteria against 360M+ company profiles, understanding business context — not just keywords — to surface the most relevant matches instantly.
Understand why every target made the list
Each result comes with a relevancy score and AI-generated explanation of the strategic fit. No more black-box results — present your client with a defensible shortlist backed by transparent, data-driven reasoning.
Validate targets with real transaction evidence
Cross-reference your shortlist with 10+ years of global M&A transaction data. Access valuation multiples, deal terms, and buyer histories to validate your target selection and build credible valuation ranges.
How Comparables.ai solves M&A screening challenges
Real problems we solve for deal teams every day
Build Comprehensive Target Lists in Minutes
Manually assembling acquisition target lists means cross-referencing multiple databases, industry reports, and news feeds — a process that takes days and still produces incomplete results.
AI Screener analyzes 360M+ company profiles using natural language, delivering prioritized target lists with relevancy scores in minutes instead of days.
Find the Targets Others Miss
Keyword-based screening only surfaces companies that match rigid categorization. You miss highly relevant private companies that describe themselves differently or operate in adjacent segments.
Our AI understands business context and intent — not just keywords. It surfaces non-obvious targets including private companies that traditional databases completely overlook.
Justify Every Target on Your List
Presenting a target shortlist to your client or investment committee without clear rationale for each inclusion undermines your credibility and slows deal progress.
Every match includes a relevancy score and AI-generated explanation of why the company fits your criteria — giving you defensible, data-backed shortlists from day one.
Validate Targets with Transaction Evidence
Identifying a target is only step one. You need comparable transaction data to assess valuation, benchmark deal terms, and build a credible offer.
Cross-reference your target list with 10+ years of M&A transaction data including EV/Revenue, EV/EBITDA, and other critical multiples for immediate valuation context.
Built for every M&A screening scenario
Strategic Acquisition Screening
Define your acquisition criteria in natural language — industry, geography, revenue range, capabilities — and let AI surface the most relevant targets from a global database of public and private companies.
Buyer Universe Mapping
Identify every potential acquirer for your sell-side mandates — strategic buyers, financial sponsors, and platform companies with active acquisition strategies in the relevant sector.
Add-On Acquisition Search
For PE-backed platform companies, rapidly identify bolt-on acquisition candidates that match specific criteria — capabilities, geography, customer base — to accelerate buy-and-build strategies.
Cross-Border Target Identification
Screen targets across 110+ countries simultaneously. Filter by geography, ownership structure, and financials to find cross-border M&A opportunities that align with your client's expansion strategy.
The impact on your deal practice
How better screening translates to better outcomes
Eliminate Blind Spots
Traditional screening misses up to half of relevant targets. AI Screener analyzes 360M+ companies — including private firms with no public filings — so you never present an incomplete target list.
Win More Mandates
Clients choose advisors who demonstrate the deepest market knowledge. Showing up with a comprehensive, well-reasoned target list — built in a fraction of the time — sets you apart from every competitor still using manual methods.
Accelerate Time-to-LOI
Compressing the screening phase from weeks to hours means your deal team can move to engagement and LOI faster. In competitive processes, speed is the difference between winning and losing the deal.
Reduce Junior Analyst Bottleneck
Free your analysts from the manual grind of database searching and list building. Let them focus on strategic analysis, client interaction, and the high-value work that drives deal outcomes.
The tools behind smarter screening
Purpose-built features that power your M&A target search
Ready to transform your target screening?
Join the deal teams who screen smarter — not harder. Start finding better acquisition targets in minutes, not days.