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M&A Has Its Advantages
With more than 150 closed IT Service Provider deals to date and counting, Cogent Growth Partners is the leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm for IT Service Providers nationwide. Specializing exclusively in IT Service Provider transactions, our deep industry experience enables us to connect sellers to the right buyer—and buyers to the right seller.
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Benefits of the Buy-Side Perspective
It takes considerable time and expertise to make an M&A transaction successful, especially in the world of Information Technology. We understand the unique needs of IT Service Providers and the challenges related to buying and selling an IT business.
Where IT Buyers and Sellers Meet
Leveraging our extensive M&A intermediary experience and IT specific due diligence expertise, Cogent provides benefits that business brokers simply can’t deliver.
Direct Access to Pre-Vetted Buyers
Cogent has a long list of active clients who we know well (not just a list of prospective buyer emails), who are all motivated to find the right fit.
Experienced Intermediaries
We save you time and do the heavy lifting so you can focus on running your business while we get the work done.
Market Value Analysis, MVA
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The Cogent Difference
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“I had never seen a deal so well organized and well structured. Everything was in order and that gave me confidence we would get the transaction done.”
CHRIS JANN
Founder and CEO, Medicus IT

“We knew our employees wanted the upward mobility that comes with being part of a larger organization. Cogent Growth Partners knew that a culture fit was more important to us than the numbers.”
STEVE BANKE
Former CEO, 3Points

“Our company exists to grow people. “Technology is an accelerant to that growth. As soon as a founder or executive says to me, ‘This isn’t about people. We can hire college kids and replace them every two years’ I know that company is not for us.”
STEVEN FREIDKIN
CEO, Ntiva

“Meritas Capital Partners is not a typical private equity firm because we invest with our own money. We were looking for a platform company that already had an operational executive ready to take over when the transaction was complete.”
DON EPSTEIN
Co-Founder, Meritas Capital Partners
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