High velocity platform and bolt-on origination, managed by board-level professionals

Work with former business owners and PE portfolio board members to unlock off-market deals.

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What we do

Platform Investments

We identify and engage high-quality platform opportunities, building a targeted pipeline of businesses aligned to your investment strategy and sector focus.

Buy and Build Strategy

We support buy-and-build strategies by identifying and engaging high-quality acquisition targets, building a structured pipeline aligned to your growth objectives.

One off Bolt-on acquisitions

We identify and engage targeted bolt-on opportunities, sourcing businesses that complement your platform and deliver strategic and operational value.

UK & International Search Capabilities

We execute UK and international search mandates, building global target universes and engaging opportunities aligned to your investment strategy.

Origin IQ delivered a highly professional and advisory led service throughout our acquisition search. Their team demonstrated a clear understanding of our stringent investment criteria and remained fully engaged at every stage of the process. Their flexible and proactive approach enabled us to access high quality off market opportunities that were closely aligned with our strategic objectives.

Kevin Grace

CEO, NIC Services Group Ltd

Origin IQ has been a highly trusted and valuable partner in supporting our acquisition and leadership strategy, helping us identify high-quality businesses aligned with our future growth strategy. Their team demonstrated exceptional dedication—working tirelessly, actively listening to our feedback, and consistently refining their approach based on our criteria. They built a strong pipeline of relevant opportunities, facilitated meaningful introductions and conversations, and provided hands-on support throughout the process, including pushing momentum at critical moments.

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Senior Director

The main drivers for us to initially engage with Origin IQ were that they: (i) quickly understood the complex nuances of our industry; (ii) operated in a professional way; and (iii) presented a clear, collaborative process.

They were efficient and responsive throughout. We highly recommend the Origin IQ team, who surpassed our expectations at every step.

CFO

CFO, Life Sciences Organisation

Working with Origin IQ has been a real pleasure. They have been very effective in building a pipeline of targets across the UK, EU and USA… We would never have been able to do this on our own without their help. We certainly got our money’s worth!

CEO

Origin IQ have been a valuable partner in supporting our acquisition strategy, helping us identify high-quality businesses aligned with our growth ambitions. Their team worked closely with us to understand our criteria, generated a strong pipeline of relevant opportunities, and facilitated introductions that led to productive conversations and deal pipeline.

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Stuart Carswell

Director, Pareto Financial Planning

Cromar perfectly complements our roofing business in the UK… the acquisition provides a strong platform for further growth. We look forward to a successful joint future.

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Christoph Ganz

Sika, Regional Manager, EMEA

We have been working with Origin IQ since 2023 and the team have done an excellent job in finding attractive acquisition targets across the UK and EU within our specified investment criteria as well as converting these into actionable introductions. Very happy to personally recommend them.

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Lukas Wittern

Director, Sunridge Partners

“Origin IQ were highly effective at helping us source and secure opportunities for inorganic growth in one of our portfolio companies. They worked closely with us to understand the brief and played a key intermediary role as we worked to build strong relationships with the two companies we acquired through the search process."

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Grace Knight

Investment Associate, Epiris

“We have been working with Origin IQ since the end of last year and Carina and Marcia and the wider team have done an excellent job in finding attractive acquisition targets across the UK and EU within our specified investment criteria as well as converting these into actionable introductions. Very happy to personally recommend them”

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Director

Sunridge

How our process works

Research Screen

We build a comprehensive target universe aligned to your investment strategy, screening and qualifying companies across international markets. Our research-led approach ensures focus on the most relevant and actionable acquisition opportunities.

Target Engagement

Senior deal leads engage directly with founders and management teams through targeted, multi-channel outreach. This credible, relationship led engagement creates access to proprietary opportunities rarely seen in intermediary-led processes.

Pipeline Management

We manage the origination process end-to-end, tracking engagement and developing opportunities as relationships progress. The result is a structured pipeline of qualified, actionable acquisition opportunities aligned to your criteria.

Meet our Senior Directors

Steve Crossley

Managing Director

Founder of Origin IQ and serial entrepreneur, championing senior-led off-market deal origination for private equity investors.

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Carina Walsh

Operations Director

Operations Director with strategy and M&A experience, combining entrepreneurial and commercial leadership to deliver structured deal origination mandates.

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Marcia Burns

Research Director

Research director specialising in acquisition search and target identification, building data-led pipelines that underpin Origin IQ’s off-market origination mandates.

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