M&A guides for founders, sellers, and acquirers.
Long-form, no-fluff guides on the topics founders ask 733Park about most. Written by Lane Gordon, drawn from 200+ closed transactions.
Top Payments, ISO & Merchant-Portfolio M&A Advisory Firms 2026
The leading M&A advisory firms for payments, ISO, and merchant-portfolio deals in 2026, who they're best for, and how to choose the right one.
Top Fintech M&A Advisory Firms 2026
The leading M&A advisory firms for fintech companies in 2026, who they're best for, and how to choose the right advisor for your fintech.
Alternatives to FT Partners for Payments & Fintech M&A (2026)
When a focused boutique fits better than a large fintech bank for a lower-middle-market payments or fintech sale, and how to make the call.
Top SaaS M&A Advisory Firms 2026
The leading M&A advisory firms for SaaS companies in 2026, who they're best for, and how to choose, with an edge for vertical and payments-embedded SaaS.
Top AI M&A Advisory Firms 2026
The leading M&A advisory firms for AI companies in 2026, who they're best for, and how to choose, with a focus on applied and vertical AI.
Top M&A Advisory Firms for Tech Companies 2026
The leading M&A advisors for technology companies in 2026 across software, SaaS, fintech, payments, and AI, and how to match the advisor to your category.
M&A Advisors for Founder-Led Companies
Key-person risk, transition terms, earnouts, and rollover equity. What actually changes when the founder is the business, and how to choose the advisor.
What is Payments M&A? A Complete Guide for Founders
Everything a payments founder needs to know about M&A: buyers, multiples, structures, timelines, and how to prepare. Written from inside 200+ closed deals.
How to Value an ISO or Merchant Portfolio
The math, the multiples, and the qualitative factors that drive ISO and merchant portfolio valuations. With worked examples and common buyer mistakes.
Sell-Side vs Buy-Side M&A Advisory: What's the Difference?
A clear explanation of what sell-side and buy-side advisors do, how their incentives differ, what they cost, and which one you actually need.
Exit Planning: What to Do 12 to 36 Months Before You Sell
Most of the multiple-expanding work happens before you ever talk to a banker. A founder-focused checklist for the 12 to 36 months pre-transaction.
What You Actually Keep When You Sell: LOI Price vs. the Wire
The headline price on your LOI is not the money you keep. Earn-outs, the working capital peg, escrow, net debt, and the diligence retrade all move the final number.
Merchant Portfolio Valuation: A Deep Dive
Net monthly residual is only the start. Attrition, processor mix, vertical concentration, and contract structure all move the multiple. Here's how.
How Payment Processing Companies Are Valued (2026)
Residual portfolios, ISOs, payfacs, and payments software are each valued on a different yardstick. What drives the multiple, and how long a sale takes.
How AI Companies Are Valued for Acquisition (2026)
AI valuations run on two tracks: what the financials support and what the capability is worth to a specific buyer. How acquirers actually think in 2026.
How Long Does It Take to Sell a Software Company? (2026)
Six to nine months for a well-prepared company. Where the time actually goes, what stretches it to a year, and how to be the seller who closes fast.
Who Sells Recurring-Revenue Software Companies?
Recurring revenue changes who the buyers are, how the company is valued, and who should run the sale. Who founders hire, and how to choose.
Embedded Payments M&A: Why Vertical SaaS Multiples Are Going Up
When a SaaS company embeds payments correctly, the multiple expansion can be 2 to 4 turns. Why, how to model it, and how acquirers value it.
Cross-Border Payments M&A: A Founder's Guide
Cross-border payments is one of the most active M&A categories in 2026. Corridors, licenses, FX, and what acquirers actually pay for.
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