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Proprietary origination
Why buyers care
Access to companies that aren't in open processes or saturated by banks.
How Zion delivers
Sector mapping, founder-to-founder network, direct conversations and local trust.
Buy Side
The best acquisitions are originated with discipline.
Zion Search Capital represents Buy Side mandates for sophisticated capital seeking to acquire, consolidate or invest in mid-market companies in LATAM. We originate proprietary targets, filter with discipline, prioritize off-market opportunities and accompany from investment thesis through LOI, due diligence, negotiation and closing.
Core message
For the Buy Side, Zion does not offer "we have opportunities". Zion is a disciplined origination engine for acquisition theses in LATAM. Investment funds, private equity and family offices do not need more volume; they need access, filtering, local reading, fast validation and an execution path that reduces uncertainty.
Five differentiators
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Thesis-driven screening
Why buyers care
Avoid wasted time on assets that don't fit mandate, ticket or risk.
How Zion delivers
Filters by sector, country, size, margin, growth, ownership, debt, readiness and valuation expectation.
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AI + senior judgment
Why buyers care
Speed to identify patterns and comparables without losing transactional judgment.
How Zion delivers
Research, benchmarking, buyer/target mapping agents and data-point review with human validation.
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Local reading with global standard
Why buyers care
Understand culture, family, founder dynamics, political timing, regulation and risk perception.
How Zion delivers
Senior team in LATAM with reach to global buyers and capital.
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End-to-end execution
Why buyers care
Finding the target isn't enough; it must be moved toward a closable transaction.
How Zion delivers
Outreach, NDA, teasers, preliminary assessment, IOI/LOI, DD support, negotiation and structuring.
Operating model · 6 phases
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Mandate calibration
Translate the buyer's thesis into actionable criteria.
Concrete output
Investment mandate scorecard: sector, country, ticket, EBITDA, ownership, control, deal structure.
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Market map
Build target universe by sector and geography.
Concrete output
Long list enriched with fit, size, growth and trigger event signals.
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Prioritization
Filter targets by probability of interest, quality and alignment.
Concrete output
Short list with quantitative/qualitative scoring and per-target rationale.
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Proprietary outreach
Open discreet conversations without commoditizing the target.
Concrete output
Founder-first messages, NDA, call script and feedback loop per target.
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Preliminary assessment
Validate whether thesis, reasonable price and transactional will exist.
Concrete output
Initial investment memo: thesis, risks, DD questions and possible structure.
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LOI & execution
Accompany negotiation and convert interest into exclusivity.
Concrete output
Support on valuation bridge, term sheet, LOI, DD plan and negotiation.
Message by target
Investment Funds
What they seek
Opportunities analyzed quickly and consistently for committee.
Zion narrative
Zion reduces the cost of searching and understanding targets in LATAM: less noise, more actionable thesis.
Private Equity
What they seek
Platforms, add-ons and buy-and-build with scale and exit potential.
Zion narrative
Zion is an origination partner for sponsors who need proprietary dealflow and local execution.
Family Offices
What they seek
Discreet access to quality companies, with control, minority or partnership option.
Zion narrative
Zion opens long-term conversations that are culturally compatible and structured with patient capital.
Activate a Buy Side mandate.