Acquisition strategy
Set the growth thesis, screening criteria, priorities, and internal decision process.
Boutique buy-side M&A advisory
Find the right company.
Make the right deal.
Fideo Mosaic helps business leaders turn acquisition goals into completed transactions—from strategy and market mapping through outreach, diligence, and close.
Focused on buy-side M&A
Growth is not just about finding a company for sale.
The best acquisitions begin with clarity: what you need, where it fits, and why it will create lasting value. We work as an extension of your team to identify businesses that match that thesis—even when they are not on the market.
Our senior team stays close from the first strategy session through the final negotiation. No handoffs. No manufactured urgency. Just disciplined advice and steady execution.
A clear path to acquisition
From ambition to ownership.
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Define the thesis
Translate strategic priorities into practical criteria for sector, scale, geography, capabilities, and culture.
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Build the pipeline
Map the market, rank the best-fit companies, and begin discreet, owner-to-owner conversations.
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Complete the acquisition
Evaluate fit, shape the offer, coordinate diligence, negotiate terms, and prepare for a thoughtful transition.
Buy-side advisory services
The support to pursue growth with confidence.
We combine strategic judgment, original research, direct outreach, and transaction execution in one senior-led engagement.
Market mapping
Build a ranked universe of targets using research that goes beyond standard databases.
Proprietary outreach
Approach owners directly and discreetly, with a message grounded in strategic fit.
Valuation & structure
Evaluate what a business is worth to you and shape terms that bridge priorities.
Diligence & negotiation
Coordinate the workstreams, test the thesis, and keep decisions moving toward close.
Transition planning
Prepare leaders, teams, and priorities for the first hundred days after close.
How we work
Senior attention.
Independent advice.
Clear decisions.
01
You work with the people you hire.
Our senior team leads the research, conversations, analysis, and negotiation.
02
We favor fit over activity.
A focused list of right-fit businesses is more valuable than a busy pipeline.
03
We tell you when to walk away.
Independent advice matters most when the answer is not to pursue the deal.
Senior-led advisory
Our team
Small enough to stay personally involved. Experienced enough to manage the full arc of an acquisition.
Morgan Davis
Chief Executive Officer
Jesse Young
Managing Director
Rachel Lee
Managing Director, Buy-Side M&A
Luna Geitz
Director, Transaction Advisory
Nora Cohen
VP, Research & Market Intelligence
The name
Fides. Mosaic.
Fides is Latin for trust and the root of fiduciary. A mosaic brings many distinct pieces together to form one coherent picture. That is how we think about an acquisition: every element matters, and the full value only appears when the pieces fit.
Start a conversation
Build the pipeline
before you need it.
Whether you are considering a first acquisition or building a repeatable growth program, the right starting point is a clear conversation.
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