DealDesk AI

M&A intelligence built for
boutique advisory firms.

DealDesk replaces hours of manual company research with instant, investment-grade intelligence. Built for boutique M&A advisory firms and corporate law firms across Northwest UK.

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$ dealdesk --run full-intelligence-suite
Initialising intelligence agents...
✓ Corporate registry data retrieved
✓ Director and ownership analysis complete
✓ Financial obligations scanned
Agents conducting M&A analysis...
✓ Sector intelligence applied
✓ Risk profile generated
! 6 risk flags detected
Intelligence report compiled
✓ Ready for adviser review
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43s
Analysis time
6
Risk flags
The problem
2 days
Average time to build a company profile manually
£40k+
Annual cost of tools built for investment banks
Every deal
Regulatory changes that could affect live mandates

The tools that solve this problem cost £20,000 to £70,000 per seat per year and are built for Goldman Sachs, not a six-person firm in Manchester. DealDesk fills that gap.

Platform capabilities
01
Deal Research Engine
Type any UK company name. Receive a structured, investment-grade research report in under 45 seconds, company overview, director history, risk flags, sector context, and preliminary M&A notes. Powered by live Companies House data and Claude AI.
02
Regulatory Intelligence Feed
Every Monday morning your firm receives a plain-English briefing on the relevant UK regulatory changes with a deal implications section for your live mandates. Personalised to your sector focus.
03
IM Drafting Assistant
Upload a management questionnaire. Receive a structured Information Memorandum first draft in under 10 minutes, executive summary, business description, financial highlights, investment rationale.
04
Valuation Engine
Indicative valuation range based on sector comparable multiples with quality adjustments, risk factors, and adviser notes. Conservative, base case, and optimistic scenarios.
05
Deal Comparables
Live search across deal announcements in Northwest UK, Lancashire, Merseyside, and Yorkshire. Regional buyer universe including NorthEdge Capital, LDC, Praetura, and sector-specific acquirers.
06
Scenario Engine
Bayesian acquisition probability model built on sector base rates from UK M&A research. Five decision scenarios covering acquisition probability, deal timing, risk profile, valuation context, and a go/no-go recommendation. Each scenario interpreted by Claude with sector and regional context.
07
Risk Scoring
Distress score derived from sector dissolution rates, filing history, charge register, gazette notices, and director red flag connections. Deal probability score combines growth signals, network quality, and sector velocity into a single rating.
08
Reputation Intelligence
Media scan across Northern business press and national publications. Sentiment scoring, coverage type classification, and red flag detection. Flags litigation, regulatory action, and negative press that would affect deal process or buyer perception.
09
Peer Benchmarking
Statistical comparison against sector peer group using Mahalanobis distance across four dimensions. Peer groups drawn from the 5.7 million company Companies House dataset. Shows where a target sits within its cohort on age, charges, and filing profile.
Pricing
DealDesk Professional
Everything your firm needs
✓Up to 5 user seats
✓IM drafting assistant
✓Branded PDF exports
✓Indicative valuation engine
✓Unlimited deal research reports
✓Weekly regulatory intelligence briefing
✓Director network analysis and risk mapping
✓Risk analysis with distress and deal signals
✓Scenario engine, Bayesian acquisition probability
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DealDesk AI · Built for UK boutique M&A advisory firms · Northwest England · 2026