Buy-Side Deal Origination for the Lower Mid-Market

Strategic Acquisitions, Tailored Solutions

AQRA’s Strategic Deal Origination

AQRA is a buy-side deal origination agent that works with Private Equity Firms to assist them acquire companies in the US with revenues of up to $500m pa. AQRA focuses on sourcing off-market deals and is industry agnostic, but with specific expertise in the business services, engineering, technology and software sectors.

Experts in Connecting Buyers With Sellers in the Lower Mid-Market

Buy-Side Experts

  • Exclusively buy-side deal origination

  • Primarily supporting the Private Equity market

  • With a focus on US based investors

  • For targets with revenues up to $500m pa

  • Rigorous thesis driven approach

Strategic Sourcing

  • AQRA sources off-market proprietary deals

  • Primary sourcing / new platforms

  • One-off game changing acquisitions

  • Multi-deal buy and build strategies

  • Using a retained search model

Industry Focused

  • Business services

  • Professional services

  • Engineering & Construction Services

  • Technology Services and Software

  • Recruitment and Staffing

Why AQRA?

  • Our Executives have over 20 years working in Private Equity

  • And have completed multiple deals

  • They bring deep experience in chosen sectors

  • AQRA is passionate and gets results

AQRA has Extensive Experience

  • Our executives have stood in the shoes of buyers and sellers

  • They have been owners, so can relate to targets

  • They have been sellers, so understand the process

  • They have been buyers, so can relate to Private Equity

AQRA has a Unique Understanding

  • AQRA employs a rigorous deal origination process

  • Which is complimented with the latest technologies

  • AQRA understands that closing deals is all about relationships

  • Our executives manage the process from start to finish

The advantage AQRA bring

  • AQRA executives have deep expertise in Executive Search

  • This expertise is highly relevant to deal origination

  • AQRA analysts can find people that are often not listed

  • And identify off-market opportunities others may miss

Executive Search Experience

  • Leadership team evaluation

  • Headhunting of top tier talent

  • Strategic and Operational due diligence

  • Portfolio Chairman and Non-Exec Directors

Other Value Added AQRA Services

Our Team

Tobias spent 15 years in the technology sector then over 20 years working as a CEO across multiple mid-market private equity and privately held companies in the business services and human capital space.

He has completed multiple acquisitions, refinances and exits. The largest company Tobias ran culminated with annual revenues of over $1.3bn through organic growth, mergers and acquisitions. He has experience of operating globally in over 30 countries and managing over 4,000 staff.

In 2020 Tobias founded AQRA Group, a company focused on executive headhunting and buy-side sourcing for the private equity market. As Chairman of AQRA Group, Tobias focuses exclusively on the buy-side for private equity as this is where his passion lies.

As a tenured C-suite executive, entrepreneur, buyer, seller and an owner, Tobias is uniquely positioned to understand and engage with the motivations of the private equity market and the potential sellers.

Tobias is originally from the UK but now lives in Texas with his wife Angelica. Tobias received a B.Eng from Nottingham University then an MBA from London Business School. In his spare time, Tobias is an avid cyclist.

Tobias

Tom

Tom is a Research Analyst and Search Specialist at AQRA. He is responsible for acquisition searches for AQRA's Private Equity Clients.

Prior to forming AQRA Group, Tom specialized in Executive Search in the Technology & Engineering Markets. Tom's expertise lies in utilizing various leading edge technology tools to keep AQRA at the forefront of search and analysis of target markets and companies.

Tom received a B.A In Business from Loughborough University, then completed an MBA in Tennessee with a full soccer scholarship before helping form AQRA Group.

Tom’s passion is soccer: playing, watching, coaching or discussing, and is a committed supporter of Chelsea FC. He played for the first teams at both Loughborough and in Tennessee. Tom still plays soccer at a semi-professional level.