M&A Radar vs EquiMatch
EquiMatch describes itself as an “AI-powered M&A origination team”: a fully managed sourcing service for buyers, with no platform for the buyer to use (according to its website). M&A Radar is target search for buyers in 11 CEE countries: you see the anonymised market and our operator approaches the owners you choose, in our own name.
- You see the whole market in 11 CEE countries and choose which owners are approached.
- Owners approached in their own language, with interpreters where needed, without naming you.
- You get the company’s name in the first conversation report, whatever the owner answered.
Information about EquiMatch is based on its public website, equimatch.ai, reviewed October 2026. Check its site for current terms.
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- ✓Poland · revenue band · growing — confirmed from the record
- ~B2B customers — implied
- ○Up to 3 shareholders — unverified
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The short answerA different approachAt a glanceHow M&A Radar worksWhen EquiMatch may suit you betterWhen M&A Radar fitsUsing bothFAQSources and correctionsThe short answer
Choose EquiMatch if you want a fully managed, buy-side service with no platform to use, targets beyond CEE, exclusivity on the companies introduced to you and a success fee only.
Choose M&A Radar if your targets are in the 11 CEE countries and you want to see the market yourself, choose which owners we approach in our own name, in their language and without naming you, and hear every owner’s answer.
A different approach
Both approach company owners for buyers. They work in different ways.
Who chooses the companies
EquiMatch scans the market, scores companies against your criteria and introduces you to the sellers it has qualified, according to its website.[1][2]
On M&A Radar you see every company that matches your criteria, anonymised, and you choose which owners we approach.
How the owner is approached
EquiMatch sends personalised, multi-channel messages in the owner’s native language, several times and without buyer identifiers, then holds vetting calls, according to its website.[1][2]
At M&A Radar, our operator approaches each owner you confirm, in our own name, in the owner’s language and without naming you.
Whom each one advises
EquiMatch takes buy-side mandates only and says it represents buyers, according to its website.[1][3]
Only buyers use M&A Radar. We contact owners in our own name, and if an owner wants to go further, we advise the owner, not you. It is not a marketplace and not a data subscription.
At a glance
| Topic | EquiMatch (per its website, Oct 2026) | M&A Radar | What it means for a buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Describes itself as an “AI-powered M&A origination team”: end-to-end sourcing, fully managed. Per its FAQ, it is purely service based: buyers do not use its technology.[1][2] | Target origination for buyers in 11 CEE countries. You see the anonymised market, and our operator approaches the owners you choose, in our own name. | EquiMatch runs the search for you. On M&A Radar you run the search yourself, and our operator makes the approach. |
| Who it is for | Private equity firms, search funds, corporate development teams and M&A advisors. It takes buy-side mandates only.[1] | Buyers only: PE funds, search funds, family offices, strategic buyers and independent sponsors. We review every access request personally. | Both work with buyers. |
| Countries covered | No geographic limits, according to its website. Communication is in the seller’s native language. A country-by-country list: not described on the pages we reviewed (Oct 2026).[1][2] | 11 CEE countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia. | Outside CEE, EquiMatch reaches further. In these 11 countries, M&A Radar searches companies from filed accounts, whether or not they are for sale. |
| Who chooses the companies | EquiMatch scans the market and scores companies against your criteria. You receive a market mapping with analytics on target companies, and introductions to the sellers it has qualified.[1][2] | You. You see every company that matches your criteria, anonymised, whether or not it is for sale, add companies to your target list and press “Contact owner”. | With EquiMatch, its team decides which sellers reach you. With M&A Radar you see the market and decide which owners are approached. |
| What you see before contact | A market mapping with analytics on all target companies, per its FAQ. Whether the companies are named in it: not described on the pages we reviewed (Oct 2026).[2] | No name and no exact figures: bands from filed accounts, a 3-year revenue trend, what the company does, banded ratios and, where enough comparable deals exist, an indicative price range from regional transaction multiples. | Ask EquiMatch what its mapping contains. M&A Radar shows the same banded fields for each company where the figures are filed, never exact figures. |
| Who approaches the owner, and how | EquiMatch. Personalised, multi-channel messages in the owner’s native language, sent several times; per its FAQ, outreach runs on its own AI with CRM automations and can start within a few hours. Vetting calls follow, in which it explains how M&A works and confirms the seller is ready.[1][2] | Our operator, in the owner’s language, with interpreters where needed, in our own name, for each company you confirm. We ask the owner whether they are willing to talk. | Both approach owners in their language. EquiMatch starts with automated written outreach and follows with vetting calls. With M&A Radar our operator approaches each owner you confirm. |
| Is your name disclosed, and when | Its letters are sent without buyer identifiers, per its FAQ.[2] | We approach owners without naming you, and describe you only in terms you have approved. Your name is given to the owner only with your consent. | Both approach owners without naming you. |
| What you hear back | Warm introductions to qualified, motivated sellers, after vetting calls. What buyers hear about owners who decline: not described on the pages we reviewed (Oct 2026).[1] | A conversation report after each owner conversation, with the company’s name and the owner’s answer, whatever the owner answered. We introduce you to owners who agree to it. | With EquiMatch you meet sellers who are ready to talk. With M&A Radar you also learn which owners said no. |
| Whom it advises | The buyer. It takes buy-side mandates only, and its sellers page says it represents buyers. Sellers pay no fees.[1][3] | We contact owners in our own name. If an owner wants to go further, we advise the owner, not you. Negotiation and due diligence are yours, with your own advisers. | EquiMatch works for you. With M&A Radar the owner has an adviser if the owner goes further, so bring your own advisers to the negotiation. |
| Exclusivity | Each introduced company is reserved for one buyer at a time: it is not introduced to another buyer until either side rejects the deal.[1][2] | No exclusivity. Several buyers may request contact with the same company. We tell the owner about each buyer’s interest, without naming any buyer without its consent, and the owner decides with whom to proceed. | If exclusivity on introduced companies matters to you, EquiMatch offers it. With M&A Radar another buyer may be talking to the same owner. |
| How fees are set | Market-rate success fees, paid on closing. No retainers and no hidden costs, according to its website. A percentage is not published. Sellers pay nothing.[1][2][3] | Our fees are paid by the buyer and set out in the buyer agreement, which you sign before we contact any owner. Owners pay nothing. | Ask both for their terms in writing before you start. |
EquiMatch column: its own public pages, checked 25 October 2026. Numbers in brackets point to the sources listed at the end of this page.
How M&A Radar works
- You set criteria.Countries, subsectors (101 in 19 sector groups), revenue, EBITDA, headcount, growth trend and shareholder structure. You can also describe the target in plain words and add special requirements, which are checked against each company’s own website.
- You see the anonymised market.Matching companies, not only those for sale. Each card shows bands from filed annual accounts, what the company does and, where enough comparable deals exist, an indicative price range. Missing data is marked unverified, not hidden. A search that has been run before shows at once; a new one is prepared by our operator, and you get an email within one business day.
- You mark companies.After you sign the buyer agreement. You add companies to your target list; we contact an owner only when you press “Contact owner” and confirm. If we decline one, we tell you.
- Our operator approaches the owners.In their language, with interpreters where needed, in our own name, without naming you. Owners are contacted only after you confirm each one.
- We talk to the owner, you get the name.You receive the company’s name and the owner’s answer in the first conversation report, whatever the owner answered. Your name is given to the owner only with your consent. Then come meetings, LOI, due diligence and closing, with your own advisers.
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When EquiMatch may suit you better
EquiMatch may be the better fit in these cases, based on what its website describes:
- You want a fully managed service and do not want to use a platform yourself. Its FAQ says it is purely service based.[2]
- You are looking outside CEE. Its website says it has no geographic limits.[1][2]
- You want exclusivity on companies introduced to you. It reserves each introduced company for one buyer at a time, until either side rejects the deal.[1][2]
- You prefer to pay nothing before closing. It describes success fees only, with no retainers.[1][2]
- You want to meet only sellers its team has already vetted as ready to talk.[1]
When M&A Radar fits
- Your targets are in the 11 CEE countries.
- You want to see the whole market yourself and choose which owners are approached.
- The owners you want are not actively selling.
- You need a local-language approach to the owner.
- You do not want to be named when an owner is first approached.
- You want to hear every owner’s answer, including the owners who say no.
Using both
This can make sense. A team could use EquiMatch for a fully managed search, including outside CEE, and M&A Radar for the 11 CEE countries, where you see the market yourself and choose which owners we approach. We approach only companies you mark on M&A Radar, so a CEE target needs to appear in your M&A Radar search. If EquiMatch has already introduced you to a company’s owner, you are already in contact and do not need us for that company. If you already know the company and are happy to contact the owner in your own name, you may not need us either.
FAQ
What is the main difference between M&A Radar and EquiMatch?
Who chooses the companies, and whom each one advises. According to its website, EquiMatch is a fully managed, buy-side service: it selects and approaches companies and introduces you to the sellers it has vetted. With M&A Radar you see the anonymised market in 11 CEE countries, choose which owners we approach, and receive a report after every owner conversation. If an owner wants to go further, we advise the owner, not you.
Is M&A Radar a database or a marketplace?
Neither. It is target origination for buyers: you see companies that match your criteria, anonymised, whether or not they are for sale, and we approach the owners of the companies you mark, in our own name. It is not a data subscription, and it is not a list of companies for sale.
Which countries do you cover, and does EquiMatch cover them too?
We cover Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia. A search with no country selected covers all 11. EquiMatch’s website says it has no geographic limits and communicates in the seller’s native language. A country-by-country list is not described on the pages we reviewed (October 2026).
Will the owner know who I am, and when?
We approach the owner without naming you, and describe you only in terms you have approved. You receive the company’s name and the owner’s answer in the first conversation report, whatever the owner answered. Your name is given to the owner only with your consent. According to its FAQ, EquiMatch sends its letters without buyer identifiers.
Do I get exclusivity on a company?
Not with M&A Radar. Several buyers may request contact with the same company. We tell the owner about each buyer’s interest, without naming any buyer without its consent, and the owner decides with whom to proceed. According to its website, EquiMatch reserves each introduced company for one buyer at a time, until either side rejects the deal.
What do I hear if an owner says no?
With M&A Radar you receive a conversation report after each owner conversation, with the company’s name and the owner’s answer, whatever the owner answered. According to its website, EquiMatch introduces you to qualified, motivated sellers after its vetting calls. What buyers hear about owners who decline is not described on the pages we reviewed (October 2026).
Where do the financial figures come from?
From filed annual accounts, shown as bands, not exact figures. Missing data is marked unverified, not hidden. Where the accounts we hold show no depreciation (all of Lithuania and Latvia, and some companies elsewhere), we show operating margin instead of EBITDA, and any price range based on it is a floor. The indicative price range is an enterprise value, before net debt: it applies EV/EBITDA multiples from completed control deals with targets in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, pooled by sector group, to the latest filed year’s earnings. It appears only where enough comparable deals exist and earnings are positive. It is not a valuation.
Can I use EquiMatch and M&A Radar together?
Yes. According to its website, EquiMatch is a fully managed service with no geographic limits. M&A Radar covers the owner approach in the 11 CEE countries, for companies you mark on our platform. If EquiMatch has already introduced you to a company’s owner, you are already in contact and do not need us for that company.
How are fees set?
Our fees are paid by the buyer and set out in the buyer agreement, which you sign before we contact any owner. Owners pay nothing. According to its website, EquiMatch charges market-rate success fees, paid on closing, with no retainers.
See the anonymised market in 11 CEE countries.
We review every access request personally.
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What we say about EquiMatch comes from its public pages, checked on 25 October 2026. Check its site for current terms:
- EquiMatch: Home page (for buyers) equimatch.ai
- EquiMatch: FAQs equimatch.ai/faq
- EquiMatch: For sellers equimatch.ai/sellers
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EquiMatch is a trademark of its owner. M&A Radar is not affiliated with EquiMatch.