a new-age advisory firm for the mid-market

Every deal starts on the drawing board.

We advise founders, families and principals on M&A, strategy and finance.

Looking to buy a company? Discuss a mandate

$10M–$300M
Revenue or value we advise on
2–4 weeks
To get investor-ready
35+ countries
Buyer reach through Translink

what we do

Sell. Buy. Get ready.

01 / Sell-side

Sell to the right buyer, wherever they are.

For founders and family-owned companies.

  • A competitive sale, teaser to completion
  • Buyers abroad through Translink member firms
  • Co-advice alongside your existing advisor
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02 / Buy-side

Buy abroad with a team on the ground.

For family offices, corporates and principals.

  • Acquisition thesis and target list
  • Local screening by Translink member firms
  • Diligence through to a signed LOI
Explore M&A

03 / Deal readiness

Ready before the buyer looks.

For owners preparing to sell or raise.

  • Records organised and numbers normalised
  • Data room and fix list in 2–4 weeks
  • An advisor checks every page
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how we’re different

M&A advice, rebuilt for the mid-market.

The same senior judgment a deal has always needed, with the slow parts taken out.

Focus

The usual wayGlobal banks set a minimum deal size. Below it, owners are left with a regional advisor and their contacts.

DrawingBoard CapitalMid-market deals are our core business, run by senior people from start to finish.

Documents

The usual wayRecords scattered across inboxes, in local formats, with nothing ready for diligence.

DrawingBoard CapitalRecords organised, numbers normalised and a data room ready in 2–4 weeks. An advisor checks every page.

Buyers

The usual wayBuyer lists drawn mostly from regional firms.

DrawingBoard CapitalInternational buyers through Translink member firms in 35+ countries, alongside our own buyer list.

Time

The usual wayOften four months or more before first offers arrive.

DrawingBoard CapitalReady in 2–4 weeks. Buyers contacted from the first week of the sale.

how a sale runs

From ready to signed, step by step.

A sale run by senior advisors, with our in-house AI doing the slow parts.

  1. Weeks 1–4

    Get ready

    Your records organised, numbers normalised and a data room ready, with materials in each buyer’s language where it helps. An advisor checks every page.

    Deal readiness
  2. From week 1 of the sale

    Reach the right buyers

    We approach strategic and financial buyers through Translink member firms in 35+ countries, alongside our own buyer list.

    Find Buyers
  3. When buyers bid

    Offers on the table

    We gather indications of interest and offers, compare them with you, and negotiate terms through to signing.

    How we run a sale

translink

Backed by a global M&A group.

DrawingBoard Capital is Translink Corporate Finance’s affiliate for Saudi Arabia and the UAE. These are the group’s latest deals.

Translink affiliate for

  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE

Translink Group

35+ countries400+ M&A advisors

These transactions were advised by Translink Corporate Finance member firms. DrawingBoard Capital did not advise on them. They are shown to illustrate the group we work in affiliation with, and do not indicate future results.

Search all 1,394 Translink deals

tools

Start with a tool.

Free for owners. A partner reviews every request.

01 / OutreachSoon

Find Buyers

A first list of likely buyers for your company, drawn from Translink research and our own buyer list.

Find my buyers
02 / ValuationSoon

Market Comps

What similar companies sold for, by sector and size. With the Translink deals behind the numbers.

See my comps

how we work

Senior people on every engagement. Structure first, then process. And when something isn't ours to do, we pass it to someone who does it well.

Albin GeorgePawneet AbramowskiJohn A.A. DegenLyndon RatcliffeMelvine ManchauTriet LeminhMeet the team

questions

What owners ask us first.

SizeWhat size of company do you work with?

We advise companies with $10M to $300M in revenue or enterprise value, across the lower and middle market. If you are smaller, talk to us anyway.

MarketsWhich markets do you cover?

The US, Saudi Arabia and the UAE today. Buyers and targets come from the US, Europe, China, India, Korea and other markets, through Translink member firms in 35+ countries.

AIWhat does your AI do, and who checks it?

Our in-house AI, Blueprint AI, sorts and maps your documents, prepares the numbers for an advisor to normalise, and drafts buyer materials, in the buyer’s language where it helps. A second layer ranks likely buyers from Translink research and our own list, so outreach starts in days. A DrawingBoard Capital advisor reviews every page and every approach.

TimingHow long does a sale take?

Readiness takes 2–4 weeks, and we start approaching buyers in the first week of the sale. How quickly offers come, and when signing and completion happen, depends on buyers, negotiation, diligence and approvals.

ConfidentialityWill people find out we are selling?

Buyers see an anonymous teaser first and only learn your name after signing an NDA. Your documents are handled under a confidentiality agreement.

LicensingAre you licensed to do this?

DrawingBoard Capital provides strategic advisory, and the technology and AI services that make the M&A process faster and more efficient. Arranging a transaction and the sale of shares are carried out by licensed firms on both sides of the deal.

get started

Have a deal in mind? Let’s put it on the drawing board.

Discuss a mandate