How to Find Deals Like a Private Equity Firm

Source like a fund. Buy like an owner.

See where the best businesses really change hands, what a professional-grade search requires, and how serious buyers create deal flow before opportunities reach public listings.

Live with Codie Sanchez & Bobby Graham · Audience Q&A included

August 26, 2026

6:00–7:30 PM CT (90 Min)

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Inside the Playbook

In 90 minutes, here's exactly what we'll cover and what you'll walk away knowing.

Where the Best Businesses Actually Sell

See why many attractive businesses sell through relationships and direct outreach rather than public listings, and how serious buyers get into those conversations.

What Searching on Your Own Really Costs

See why a professional-grade solo search can consume 15–20 hours a week for a year, plus the specific points where most buyers stall out or give up.

How Off-Market Deals Get Found

The exact process a deal team uses to source businesses through broker relationships and direct owner outreach, before anyone else sees them.

What a Vetted Deal Looks Like

See the ScoutReport™: the deal brief that lands on every Private Client member's desk, with the numbers, the risks, and the fit laid out on each target.

Should You Search Alone or Get Help?

An honest breakdown of both paths. You'll leave knowing which one fits your capital, your timeline, and how hands-on you want to be.

Your Questions, Answered Live

Bring your situation (target size, industry, financing, timeline) and get direct answers in the live Q&A.

Meet Your Hosts

Co-Host

Codie Sanchez

Founder, Contrarian Thinking & BizScout

Codie is the founder of both Contrarian Thinking and BizScout, and one of the most recognized voices in small-business buying, with an audience of millions and a personal portfolio of cash-flowing 'boring' businesses. She has spent her career showing everyday professionals how ownership, not another job, builds real wealth.