FRACTIONAL CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

FRACTIONAL CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Your In-House M&A Engine

Your In-House M&A Engine

We embed experienced M&A operators into your organization creating a repeatable growth motion without the overhead of a full-time team.

We embed experienced M&A operators into your organization creating a repeatable growth motion without the overhead of a full-time team.

$175M+

Executed Deals

$15B+

Advised Deals

$600M+

Captured Value

$175M+

Executed Deals

$15B+

Advised Deals

$600M+

Captured Value

Discuss Your M&A Strategy

Discuss Your M&A Strategy

Discuss Your M&A Strategy

Tarang Patel Headshot
Tarang Patel Headshot

FRACTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Flexibility &
Scalability

Scale up and down a

function on demand.

Cost
Efficiency
Cost Efficiency

In-house leadership

without the overhead.

Fiduciary
Alignment
Fiduciary Alignment

Trusted advisor with

no conflicts of interests.

Trusted advisor with no conflicts,

just your best interests in mind.

Scalable M&A leadership without the overhead.

Scalable M&A leadership without the overhead.

FRACTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Flexibility &
Scalability

Scale up and down

a function on demand.

Cost Efficiency

In-house leadership

without the overhead.

Fiduciary Alignment

Trusted advisor with

no conflicts of interest.

Scalable, trusted leadership without the overhead.

THE BUY-SIDE ADVISORY MARKET GAP

THE BUY-SIDE ADVISORY
MARKET GAP

Banks and strategic advisors are structurally disincentivized to work for buyers—you're never their priority.

Banks and strategic advisors are structurally disincentivized to work for buyers—you're never their priority.

Misaligned Economics

Sell-side fees drive priorities. Buy-side mandates have lower close rates and rely on retainers—misaligning incentives from the start.


Conflict of Interest

One buy-side mandate can strain an entire network. Sell-side builds broad buyer relationships; buy-side narrows focus.


The Missing Operator

Bankers are financial experts, not operators—limiting depth in diligence, Day 1 readiness, and integration planning.

The result is a clear gap: companies are left to navigate acquisitions without the timely, experienced support required for successful M&A execution.

WHY TSUNAMI DEALMAKERS

WHY TSUNAMI DEALMAKERS

Leaders know well executed M&A can accelerate growth; however, few have the team, process, and/or systems to do it repeatedly and successfully.

Leaders know well executed M&A can accelerate growth; however, few have the team, process, and/or systems to do it repeatedly and successfully.

Tsunami Dealmakers was launched to address a gap in the buy-side M&A advisory market to materially improve deal execution and value realization for both strategic buyers and financial sponsors.


We embed directly with you and your leadership team as your corporate development leader to develop inorganic growth strategies and run M&A operations leveraging an efficient fractional model.


The advantage is executive level M&A expertise and operational leadership, without the full-time overhead or underutilization of internal resources between deals.

Buy-Side

M&A Advisory

Models

Fractional

Corporate

Development

Full-Time

Executive

Consultants

Investment

Banks

Operating

Model

Embedded /

Part-Time

Permanent

Executive

Project Based

M&A

Mandate Based

Provides Team

Leadership /

Represents

Company

Yes

Yes

No

No

Economic Model


Annual Costs

Monthly Retainer;

w/ Rollover Hours


$30k - $200k

Total EE Comp.

+ Taxes, Benefits


$400k - $700k+

Time & Materials


$250k - $750k+

per study / deal

Retainer +

Success Fees

$120k - $1M+

1% - 8% of TEV

Best Fit For

Strategic /

Periodic

Deal Flow

High Volume

Deal Flow

Complex /

Regulated

Industries

Market

Making

Required

CLIENTS WE SERVE

CLIENTS WE SERVE

Strategic buyers and financial sponsors that need proven M&A expertise and execution without the cost, complexity, or commitment of building an internal Corporate Development team.

Strategic buyers and financial sponsors that need proven M&A expertise and execution without the cost, complexity, or commitment of building an internal Corporate Development team.

Strategic Buyers

Strategic Buyers

Financial Sponsors

Financial Sponsors

Founders

& CEOs

Growth-stage operators with M&A ambitions without the commitment and/or expense of hiring.

Growth

Investors

Growth investors who need M&A capacity in an investment or portfolio company.

Strategic Acquirers

Strategic

Acquirers

Companies with M&A mandates in adjacent markets and/or episodic deal flow.

Private

Equity

Portcos

Private equity portfolio company requiring add-on acquisition and integration support.

OUTCOMES TO EXPECT

OUTCOMES TO EXPECT

The execution layer you M&A strategy is missing to address the bandwidth, knowledge, experience, and skills gaps that stall successful and value generating M&A.

The execution layer you M&A strategy is missing to address the bandwidth, knowledge, experience, and skills gaps that stall successful and value generating M&A.

Strategy Buyers

Financial Sponsors

Pain Points

  • Internal bandwidth is consumed focused on running the business


  • Full-time M&A headcount is too costly between deals - and one-off advisors don't know your business


  • Deal flow is reactive, driven by what bankers bring, not what the strategy demands


  • No repeatable process - every deal starts from scratch

Outcomes

  • Build institutional M&A capability before committing to permanent headcount


  • Embedded leadership that facilitates cross-functional collaboration


  • Scalable resources that know your business


  • Proprietary deal flow and a proactive, managed pipeline


  • Bespoke M&A Playbook development and execution

Strategy Buyers

Financial Sponsors

Pain Points

  • Internal bandwidth is consumed focused on running the business


  • Full-time M&A headcount is too costly between deals - and one-off advisors don't know your business


  • Deal flow is reactive, driven by what bankers bring, not what the strategy demands


  • No repeatable process - every deal starts from scratch

Outcomes

  • Build institutional M&A capability before committing to permanent headcount


  • Embedded leadership that facilitates cross-functional collaboration


  • Scalable resources that know your business


  • Proprietary deal flow and a proactive, managed pipeline


  • Bespoke M&A Playbook development and execution

Strategy Buyers

Financial Sponsors

Pain Points

  • Internal bandwidth is consumed focused on running the business


  • Full-time M&A headcount is too costly between deals - and one-off advisors don't know your business


  • Deal flow is reactive, driven by what bankers bring, not what the strategy demands


  • No repeatable process - every deal starts from scratch

Outcomes

  • Build institutional M&A capability before committing to permanent headcount


  • Embedded leadership that facilitates cross-functional collaboration


  • Scalable resources that know your business


  • Proprietary deal flow and a proactive, managed pipeline


  • Bespoke M&A Playbook development and execution

SERVICES WE PROVIDE

SERVICES WE PROVIDE

End-to-end deal lifecycle leadership leveraging a M&A stage-gate process bespoke to each client.

End-to-end deal lifecycle leadership leveraging a M&A stage-gate process bespoke to each client.

M&A

Strategy

Translate growth and build, buy, partner strategy into an executable acquisition program with clear and well defined investment criteria.


Deliverables:

  • Build, Buy, Partner Roadmap

  • M&A Mandate Market Maps

  • Market Research and Expert Interviews


Timing: Month 1; Annual Refresh

Pipeline

Management

Develop bespoke sourcing strategy to identify off-market targets — then run disciplined, proprietary outreach and facilitate relationship building.


Deliverables:

  • Target Identification & Screening

  • Pipeline Management (weekly)

  • Management Meetings and Preliminary Due Diligence


Timing: Ongoing

Deal

Execution

Embedded M&A operating partner coordinating internal and external stakeholders and facilitating a well-defined M&A stage-gate process.


Deliverables:

  • Valuation and Business Case

  • Due Diligence Coordination

  • Facilitate M&A Stage-Gates

  • Negotiations Support


Timing: IOI to Deal Close

Integration &

Value Capture

Establish day one readiness and integration ownership — aligning guiding principles across both organizations before the deal closes.


Deliverables:

  • Integration Plan

  • Communications Plan

  • Integration Management Office

  • Value Capture Reporting


Timing: LOI to Day 100 Post-Close

Establish day one readiness and integration ownership — aligning guiding principles across both organizations before the deal closes.


Deliverables:

  • Integration Plan

  • Communications Plan

  • Integration Management Office

  • Value Capture Reporting


Timing: LOI to Day 100

End-to-end buy-side M&A strategy through execution.

HOW WE ENGAGE

HOW WE ENGAGE

Flexible and transparent engagement model with no surprises.

A monthly retainer model that allows for the roll-over of unused hours and the ability to scale up when deals demand.

Flexible and transparent engagement model with no surprises.

A monthly retainer model that allows for the roll-over of unused hours and the ability to scale up when deals demand.

Engagement Models

Value Drivers

#1

Fractional

Corporate Development

Leadership

Monthly

Retainer

  • Fixed amount based on estimated hours per month of support


  • Unused hours roll-over to following month

#2

Deal Execution

Support

Fixed

Fee

  • Transaction cost transparency; mutually agreed post LOI


  • Post-LOI diligence thru Day 1 Readiness

#3

Project Based Engagement

Time &

Materials

  • Hourly rate plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses


  • Net accumulated retainer hours

© 2026 Tsunami Dealmakers LLC
© 2026 Tsunami Dealmakers LLC
© 2026 Tsunami Dealmakers LLC