Beacon: Monomoy’s Intelligence Engine for Smarter Deal Sourcing
Beacon, Monomoy’s proprietary deal sourcing engine, has gathered data and insights from across our organization and the broader industry for nearly 20 years. This centralized single source creates a customized repository of critical deal-related data points that Monomoyans can access and leverage instantly.
Insight-Powered Deal Flow
Bringing data to life through real-time insights that keep our team informed and aligned, Beacon is home to numerous, up-to-date dashboards offering a clear view of opportunities and trends.
Every possible deal and its related engagements are meticulously tracked, assessed and managed through our network of 1,400+ relationships, making them immediately available throughout our organization. Beacon also allows Monomoy to stay closer to our banking partners by evaluating the efficiency of industry conferences, helping our team understand where relationship-building efforts are most impactful.
With market insights and real-time deal tracking, Beacon empowers Monomoy to move fast in inefficient markets and unlock value for businesses at critical turning points. Bringing together the data that matters most, Beacon creates a 360° view of industries, companies and opportunities, including information such as:
- Key financials and performance margins
- Comprehensive visibility into our network and key executive relationships
- A centralized home for diligence findings
- A playbook of past deal valuations
- Tracking of potential opportunities, including those that haven’t yet come to market or are still in the pitch phase at investment banks
Understanding Today, Anticipating Tomorrow
Monomoy’s Deal Compass helps our team reflect on and anticipate market trends. Featured in our semi-annual BD Update, this forward-looking deal pipeline tracks mandates entering the market and provides essential visibility across the market landscape. We also track our engaged opportunities — once an IOI is submitted, Monomoy stays engaged with the deal, monitoring updates, momentum and market movement in real time. This process helps our team understand not only when opportunities will emerge but also allows us to remain engaged with relevant industries, sectors and ownership dynamics.
By leveraging industry and sector-level insights to drive our bidding behavior and diligence, we make insight-driven decisions that strengthen our competitive edge. Allowing our team to stay ahead of the curve and make informed deal decisions, Monomoy invests smarter, moves faster and uncovers opportunities others may miss.
Innovating to Stay Ahead
Beacon is never static; we’re continually investing in new ways to make it more innovative and more impactful, including:
- Direct AI integration to surface insights faster
- Enhanced real-time dashboards for sharper decision-making
- Data automation to streamline updates and improve accuracy
- Dedicated resources — from our BD team to in-house data experts — ensuring Beacon grows with us
The power of Beacon lies not within the depth of its data, but in how it informs and connects every part of our investment process. Used firmwide and readily accessible, it ensures information is continually within reach.
Beacon guides how we staff projects, setting our teams up for success, while clarifying the drivers of efficiency throughout the deal process, ultimately making collaboration seamless across the organization.
In unifying data, insight and action, Beacon ensures Monomoy remains positioned to navigate today’s unique market changes. To further discuss the power of Beacon, Monomoy’s investment strategy or potential acquisition opportunities, please contact our Business Development Team.
An Inside Look
Explore Beacon below through our IOI/No Trade and Market Snapshot.
Disclosure: Deal sourcing statistics are provided for illustrative purposes only, are based on internal records, and are subject to change. Past sourcing activity is not indicative of future deal flow or results. The statistics and charts included may cover different date ranges. “Books Received by EBITDA Range” reflects annual data, while “Historical IOIs Submitted” represents quarterly data, both dating back to 2017. Unless otherwise stated, all remaining data reflects the trailing twelve-month period.
