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We keep deals warm — for as long as it takes.

A deal is a relationship, not a transaction. Once a seller is engaged, Evercap becomes an extension of your team — managing the relationship, coordinating the paperwork, and steadily moving every process toward a close.

01 Relationship 02 NDAs & Diligence 03 Momentum 04 Valuation

01 Relationship Management

One trusted contact, available whenever they need one.

A sale is a personal decision, and it moves at the speed of trust. From the first conversation onward, every seller works with a dedicated Evercap lead who is reachable around the clock — by call, email, or text — so your best targets always have someone to talk to, and momentum never stalls waiting on us.

Reachable by call, email & text24/7
your best targets always have someone to get in touch with — nights, weekends, whenever a question comes up
Typical response time<1hr
we answer fast, so a moment of interest never has a chance to cool off
Dedicated lead per relationship1:1
the same trusted person from first call through closing — never a rotating desk or a call center
Brandon Knapp
Brandon KnappManaging Director · Your dedicated contact
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Reach out any time — a real person who knows your deal, not a queue.

02 NDAs & Due Diligence

We coordinate the paperwork so the deal keeps moving.

Momentum dies in the details — an unsigned NDA, a diligence request that sits for three weeks, a founder unsure what to send next. Evercap runs the process end to end: getting NDAs signed quickly, gathering diligence in the right order, and making every open item easy for our clients to track.

Get NDAs signed — fast

We know the structure cold and handle the back-and-forth, so confidentiality is in place in days, not weeks — and substantive conversations can start right away.

Signed

Mutual NDA — executed

We prepare, send, and chase signatures on a familiar, market-standard form — clearing the single most common cause of early delay before it can slow anything down.

<3 daystypical turnaround from send to fully executed

Diligence, coordinated and tracked

We collect information in sensible pieces, assign every request an owner, and keep a live status on each item — so our clients can see exactly where the process stands at a glance.

Diligence request tracker

Items received18 of 24 · 75%
Diligence itemOwnerStatus
Executed mutual NDASellerReceived
3-year financial statements (P&L)AccountingReceived
Customer concentration scheduleSellerIn review
Add-backs & normalizationsEvercapIn review
Lease & key customer contractsLegalRequested
Org chart & key employeesSellerRequested

03 Expertise & Momentum

We know how to move a deal forward.

Having run hundreds of processes, we can read where a deal actually stands and what it needs next. We anticipate the following step before it's needed, remove friction from both sides, and keep everyone pointed at the same milestone — so a promising conversation doesn't quietly stall.

Intro call
NDA signed
3
Info exchange
4
Management meeting
5
LOI
6
Diligence
7
Close
01

Anticipate the next step

We line up each request and introduction before it's needed, so there's never an idle gap between one milestone and the next.

02

Remove the friction

We handle the back-and-forth — chasing signatures, organizing data, answering routine questions — so principals only spend time on what actually matters.

03

Keep both sides aligned

We read where a deal really stands and flag drift early — before a quiet week turns into a stalled process.

04 Valuation Expectations

Aligning on value before it becomes a dealbreaker.

The fastest way to lose a deal is to discover a valuation gap at the LOI stage. We surface a seller's expectations early and ground them in comparable transactions — so the conversation about value happens honestly, up front.

  • Surface expectations early. We understand what a seller is really hoping for long before an offer is on the table.
  • Ground it in comparables. Expectations get anchored to how similar businesses have actually traded — not a number in a vacuum.
  • Close the gap in conversation. Where there's distance, we work it through early, so valuation never derails a deal at the last mile.

Grounding expectations — illustrative process

Comparable transactions4.5×–6.5× EBITDA
3×6×9×
Seller's initial expectation~7.5×
3×6×9×
Where the deal is likely to clear5.5×–6.5×
3×6×9×

We name the gap early and work it through in conversation — so expectations and reality meet well before an offer is ever drafted.

Keep every relationship moving

Deals that stay warm until they close.