M&A Radar vs Inven
Inven is “software for M&A teams”, with data on companies in 160+ markets, 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.
- The whole market, not only companies for sale.
- Owners approached in their own language, without naming you.
- You learn the company’s name once the owner agrees.
Information about Inven is based on its public website, reviewed October 2026.
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The short answerA different approachAt a glanceHow M&A Radar worksWhen Inven is the better choiceWhen M&A Radar fitsUsing bothFAQSources and correctionsThe short answer
Choose Inven if you want a research tool with global coverage, contact data and CRM sync, and your own team will approach the owners.
Choose M&A Radar if your targets are in the 11 CEE countries and you want us to approach the owners in our own name, in their language and without naming you.
A different approach
Both help buyers find private companies. They work in different ways.
Who contacts the owner
InvenInven gives your team decision-maker contacts, which it can push to its CRM for its own outreach, according to its website.
M&A RadarAt M&A Radar, our operator approaches the owners of the companies you mark, in our own name and without naming you.
What you see before any names
InvenInven shows named company profiles, with financials from official registers in the European countries it lists, according to its website.
M&A RadarM&A Radar shows anonymised cards: bands from filed accounts, what the company does and, where enough comparable deals exist, an indicative price range.
Where each one works
InvenInven reports companies in 160+ markets, according to its website.
M&A RadarM&A Radar works only in 11 CEE countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia.
Who uses it
InvenInven lists solutions for private equity, investment banking, corporate development and consulting teams, according to its website.
M&A RadarOnly 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
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| Topic | Inven (per its website, Oct 2026) | M&A Radar | What it means for a buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Software for M&A teams: company search, data enrichment, market analysis and client-ready deliverables. It also offers Leo, an analyst service with human review that returns deliverables such as longlists and one-pagers. | 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. | Inven is a tool your team works in, with an optional research service. M&A Radar adds an operator who approaches the owners in M&A Radar’s own name. |
| Who it is for | Private equity, investment banking, corporate development and consulting teams. Its site also lists search funds and business brokers. | Buyers only: PE funds, search funds, family offices, strategic buyers and independent sponsors. | Both serve acquirers. Only buyers use M&A Radar, and we contact owners in our own name. |
| Countries covered | Companies in 160+ markets. Its June 2026 article lists the European countries with financials from official registers, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia. Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia are not on that list. Slovenia is listed as rolling out next. | 11 CEE countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia. | Inven covers far more of the world. Inside CEE, ask each one what it shows for your sector and country. |
| Which companies you see | Named company profiles from a global index, including off-market companies. | Companies that match your criteria, anonymised, whether or not they are for sale. | Both go beyond companies for sale. With M&A Radar the names come later, after the owner agrees. |
| What you see before contact | Key figures, full income statement and balance sheet, ownership charts and links to the original filings, depending on each country’s filing rules. Search by revenue or EBITDA in the listed countries. | 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. | Inven shows more detail on a named company. M&A Radar shows enough to choose, while the company stays anonymous. |
| Criteria that filters can’t express | Custom questions can be run across a whole list, for example whether the owner has made public statements about retirement or succession. | Requirements in your own words, checked against each listed company’s own website: stated, says otherwise, not stated, or no readable website. They do not narrow the search. | Both look beyond standard filters. Our website checks show what a company says about itself. They are not verified facts. |
| Who approaches the owner, and in which language | Your team. Its site offers decision-maker contacts, colleague connections to a target and CRM push to support outreach. An owner-approach service run by Inven: not described on the pages we reviewed (Oct 2026). | Our operator, in the owner’s language, after you mark the company. | With Inven you run the contact. With M&A Radar our operator makes it, in our own name. |
| Is your name disclosed, and when | Your team makes the contact, so you decide what to share. Buyer anonymity towards owners: not described on the pages we reviewed (Oct 2026). | We approach owners without naming you, and describe you only in terms you have approved. You learn the company’s name once the owner agrees. Your name is given to the owner only with your consent. | If you need to stay unnamed in the first talks, M&A Radar is set up for that. |
| Contact data, exports, CRM and API | Offered: 430M+ verified contacts, Excel export, CRM sync (HubSpot, Salesforce, DealCloud, Affinity), an API and a Chrome extension. | Not offered: no owner contact details, data exports, CRM sync or API. Our operator makes the first contact. | If your team runs its own outreach and pipeline tools, Inven fits that way of working better. |
| How fees are set | Quote-based, in three packages sized by team, according to its own comparison article. The same article says Inven does not publish prices. | Our fees are paid by the buyer and set out in the buyer agreement, which you sign before we contact any owner. | Ask both for their terms in writing before you start. |
Inven column: its own public pages, checked 15 October 2026. Sources are 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. The companies you mark form your target list, and we approach their owners. If we decline one, we tell you.
- Our operator approaches the owners.In their language, in our own name, without naming you. Owners are contacted only after you mark their companies.
- The company’s name is disclosed once the owner agrees.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 Inven is the better choice
Inven is the better fit in these cases, based on what its website describes:
- You need coverage far beyond CEE. Its homepage reports companies in 160+ markets.
- Your team runs its own outreach and wants contact data, CRM sync or an API. Its site lists 430M+ verified contacts, sync with HubSpot, Salesforce, DealCloud and Affinity, and an API.
- You want named companies and full filed statements from the start. In the countries it lists, it describes full income statements, balance sheets and links to the original filings.
- You need research outputs. Its site describes market maps, one-pagers, comps and slides in your firm’s own template, and Leo, an analyst service with human review that delivers them.
- You want signals to rank owners yourself. Its deal-sourcing page describes signals such as generational handover or leadership changes.
When M&A Radar fits
- Your targets are in the 11 CEE countries.
- 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 us to make the approach to the owner, in our own name.
Using both
This can make sense. A team could use Inven for global screening and research, and M&A Radar for the owner approach in the 11 CEE countries. We approach only companies you mark on M&A Radar, so a CEE target needs to appear in your M&A Radar search. If you already know the company and are happy to contact the owner in your own name, you may not need us.
FAQ
What is the main difference between M&A Radar and Inven?
Who makes the approach. According to its website, Inven gives your team data, contacts and research so it can approach owners itself. With M&A Radar you see the anonymised market in 11 CEE countries, and our operator approaches the owners you mark, without naming 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 Inven 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. Inven reports companies in 160+ markets. Its article on register financials (June 2026) lists six of these 11 countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia, and lists Slovenia as rolling out next.
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 learn the company’s name once the owner agrees to disclose it. Your name is given to the owner only with your consent. With Inven, your own team contacts companies, so you decide what to share.
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 Inven and M&A Radar together?
Yes. Inven can cover global screening, research and your own outreach. M&A Radar covers the owner approach in the 11 CEE countries, for companies you mark on our platform.
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.
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What we say about Inven comes from its public pages, checked on 15 October 2026:
- inven.ai — home page: who it is for, 160+ markets, off-market companies, research outputs
- inven.ai/llms.txt — “software for M&A teams”, slides in the firm’s template
- inven.ai/workflows/deal-sourcing — contacts, colleague connections, signals, CRM sync, Excel export
- inven.ai/integrations — API, Chrome extension, Excel export
- inven.ai/leo — Leo analyst service with human review
- inven.ai/articles/news-private-company-financials-europe — register financials by country (article dated 22 June 2026)
- inven.ai/articles/deal-sourcing-platform-comparison-inven-vs-grata — pricing model (last updated August 2026)
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