AI-Driven M&A Advisory — UNGLIN
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UNGLIN · M&A Advisory · AI Valuation Engineering

M&A Advisory · AI Valuation Engineering · Private Markets

You're ready to exit. You don't know how much you're leaving on the table.

In 15 business days, we build AI into your highest-value operations, model the exact EBITDA impact, and deliver a board-ready deal memo — before you engage a single acquirer.

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NDA before we start  ·  Founder-led from day one

15 Business days
for the sprint
18–35% Typical valuation
premium with AI
1 Verified exit
number produced
~8 hrs Your team's
total time
NDA Before We Start
Success Fee Only On Close
Founder-Led From Day One
Global Mandate Capability
In-Person Available
Two steps to a premium exit

Most businesses are ready to sell.
Almost none know how much AI adds to the price.

First, we build AI into the operations that move your multiple. Then we run the transaction with that advantage already priced in.

1 Start Here
AI Valuation
Sprint

In 15 business days, Den analyses your operations, identifies the specific AI deployments that move your EBITDA multiple, implements the priority ones, and delivers a buyer-ready valuation model — before you commit to going to market.

You get a verified answer on how much AI adds to your exit price — with the implementation already done.
15 Business Days Fixed Fee In-Person Available
2 Then close the deal
M&A
Mandate

A full transaction advisory engagement built around the AI narrative created in the Sprint. AI-differentiated CIM. Targeted buyer outreach. LOI to close. Not a generic broker process. A mandate that arrives at market with documented AI upside that compresses due diligence and drives buyer competition.

You close at a higher multiple, with cleaner deal terms, and a post-acquisition roadmap that justifies the premium the buyer paid.
3–6 Months Typical AI-Differentiated CIM 2–3% Success Fee

After close, UNGLIN delivers the post-acquisition AI roadmap to the acquirer — an optional retained engagement that captures Layer 3 economics without additional business development cost.

Why Private Market Sellers Engage Us

Four patterns that
drive most mandates to us.

If one of these is true, the AI Valuation Sprint is designed for exactly your situation.

⏱

You're going to market without an AI story — and buyers are already applying a discount

Buyers now expect AI capability evidence in due diligence. Without it, they model higher execution risk, discount the forward EBITDA, and structure earn-outs rather than paying cash at close.

🔍

Your EBITDA multiple is capped because the business looks founder-dependent

When revenue and margin depend on your personal involvement, buyers cap the multiple. AI-documented processes and automated workflows remove the key-man risk that kills valuations at LOI.

⚠️

Your current advisor cannot quantify the AI upside in your CIM

Standard M&A boutiques produce financial models. We produce AI-adjusted EBITDA models — with the improvement already implemented, not projected. That is the difference between a narrative and evidence a buyer will pay for.

❓

You don't know which AI investments actually move your multiple before you sell

Not every AI deployment creates buyer value. The Sprint identifies the specific implementations that appear as measurable EBITDA improvement — and ignores everything that does not.

Step 1 — AI Valuation Sprint

Start with the
AI Valuation Sprint

Most exits underperform because the seller goes to market with the business as-is. The AI Valuation Sprint does the opposite: targeted AI implementation, fast timeline, one verified valuation impact.

Den maps your highest-value operational areas — not your entire business. He identifies which AI deployments produce documentable EBITDA improvement, implements the priority ones, and delivers a buyer-ready model: the exact AI-adjusted EBITDA narrative that acquirers pay a premium to own.

Knowing which AI investments move your multiple — and building them before you go to market — is the most commercially leveraged decision in the exit process.

$25,000 +
Fixed fee · No hourly billing

A comparable pre-sale AI advisory at a major consulting firm takes 6–12 months and costs significantly more. The Sprint delivers one verified valuation impact in 15 business days — because it is narrower, more specialised, and founder-led from day one.

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Valuation Impact Memo

One document answering: which AI deployments were implemented, what is the documented EBITDA impact, what is the AI-adjusted forward multiple, what post-acquisition AI roadmap exists for the buyer, and what is the recommended go-to-market timing. This is the primary deal document — everything else supports it.

Supporting Working Papers

  • AI-Adjusted EBITDA Model — documented cost reduction and margin expansion from implementations during the Sprint
  • Buyer Pool Analysis — which acquirer categories will pay the highest multiple for this specific AI story
  • Post-Acquisition Roadmap — the AI upside map delivered to the buyer that justifies the premium at close
  • Deal Killer Assessment — operational and structural risks that would reduce valuation in buyer due diligence

How it runs

  • Day 1–3: In-person operational deep-dive. 4–6 hours. NDA signed before we start.
  • Day 4–12: AI implementations deployed and measured. No continuous input needed from your team.
  • Day 13–15: Full delivery in person. Valuation Impact Memo and all supporting papers.
Step 2 — M&A Mandate

One mandate. One maximum price.

The Mandate runs the full transaction, built around the AI narrative created in the Sprint.

Scope

One transaction. Scoped and priced after the Sprint.

The Mandate covers the complete sell-side process — CIM preparation, buyer identification, NDA management, LOI negotiation, due diligence support, and close. Scope and fee are agreed after the Sprint, when the AI story is verified and the buyer pool is identified.

Typically 3–6 months from mandate signing to close, depending on deal complexity and buyer readiness confirmed in the Sprint.

Process

AI-differentiated mandate. Built to compress due diligence.

The CIM contains the AI impact model, AI-adjusted forward EBITDA, and post-acquisition AI roadmap. Buyers pay more for mandates that arrive with pre-modelled AI upside — it reduces their diligence cost, increases deal certainty, and drives competitive tension in the buyer pool.

No generic broker process. The AI narrative is the deal thesis — not a footnote in the financial model.

Result

Maximum achievable price. Clean deal terms. Cash at close.

The Mandate is scoped around one outcome: the highest achievable exit price under current market conditions. AI-integrated businesses command 18–35% valuation premiums over non-AI equivalents in the same sector. The Sprint builds the evidence. The Mandate captures it.

Success fee of 2–3% on transaction value. No success fee charged if the deal does not close.

After close, UNGLIN delivers the post-acquisition AI roadmap to the acquirer — an optional retained engagement that creates a third fee layer without additional business development. The buyer already trusts the model because they used it to price the deal.

Trusted Ecosystem

Deployment Partners

We implement AI using approved infrastructure and automation platforms selected for performance, security, and integration with your existing operational systems — so EBITDA improvements survive buyer technical due diligence.

Microsoft Solutions Partner
Infrastructure

Enterprise cloud and on-premise infrastructure for private AI workloads — sovereign architecture, private networking, and enterprise-grade security that holds up in buyer technical diligence.

AWS Select Partner
Cloud & Infra

Scalable cloud infrastructure for AI deployments requiring regional data residency controls, private networking, and the enterprise security posture buyers expect at due diligence.

UiPath Automation Partner
Automation

Enterprise RPA and AI automation platform that connects private AI to existing ERP, CRM, and back-office workflows — producing the operational independence buyers pay a premium to acquire.

The Three Fee Layers

Where value is created.
And captured.

The M&A + AI symbiosis generates fees across three distinct moments in the same deal. Each layer is independent. Together, they produce economics a standard boutique cannot match.

Layer 1 — AI Valuation Sprint

Pre-sale AI transformation that moves EBITDA before you go to market

Targeted AI implementations — workflow automation, cost reduction, reporting compression — that produce documentable EBITDA improvement. On a $75M deal, a 20% valuation premium equals $15M in additional proceeds to the seller. The Sprint fee is a rounding error against that number.

EBITDA Expansion Multiple Uplift AI-Adjusted Forward Model
Layer 2 — M&A Mandate

AI-differentiated transaction advisory that compresses due diligence and drives buyer competition

The CIM contains an AI impact model, AI-adjusted forward EBITDA, and post-acquisition AI roadmap. Buyers pay more for mandates that arrive with pre-modelled AI upside — it reduces their diligence cost and increases deal certainty. Compressed timelines reduce our cost of execution and increase deals-per-year capacity.

AI-Differentiated CIM Buyer Competition 2–3% Success Fee
Layer 3 — Post-Acquisition Advisory

Retained post-close engagement that executes the roadmap the buyer paid for

At close, the acquirer retains UNGLIN to execute the AI roadmap built in Layer 1. No new business development required — the buyer already trusts the model because they used it to price the deal. High conversion rate. Pure margin. Zero additional sourcing cost.

Retained Advisory Zero BD Cost Buyer Already Qualified
Anatomy of a Win
Case study based on a completed mandate

The AI story was worth $4.2M more than the business without it.

The situation: A UK-based digital agency founder operating in Southeast Asia. $45,000 MRR. Two failed sale attempts — both buyers walked away citing key-man risk. The founder was the sole senior strategist. No documented delivery methodology. No AI integration. Zero transferable operational system.

The intervention: An AI Valuation Sprint identified client onboarding and strategy workflows as the two highest-value AI use cases. The founder's methodology was extracted into AI agents. An internal ops manager was promoted to run the new system. A real-time P&L dashboard replaced weekly manual reporting. The AI-adjusted EBITDA model showed a 14-point margin improvement over two quarters. The M&A mandate ran 90 days after Sprint completion.

Transaction details are confidential. Metrics above are verified from this engagement. Outcomes vary by business type, systems complexity, and execution quality.
4.2x Exit multiple achieved at close — vs 1.5x on two prior failed sale attempts
60h → 4h Weekly founder involvement after AI implementation — key-man risk eliminated
14 Months From first AI Valuation Sprint to cash at close — full cash deal, no earn-out
Who This Is For

Private market sellers.
Ready to move.

Service Businesses

Your margins are high but the business looks founder-dependent. AI documents your delivery methodology, removes key-man risk, and moves the multiple from 2x to 4x+ before a buyer reviews the CIM.

Manufacturing & Production

Your cost structure and waste levels are measurable. AI-driven process improvements produce documentable EBITDA expansion that survives buyer technical due diligence.

Logistics & Distribution

Route optimisation, demand forecasting, warehouse efficiency — AI improvements in logistics create the operational independence that buyers require to pay full price without an earn-out.

Retail & Consumer Goods

Inventory, pricing, customer behaviour — AI-driven improvements in retail produce fast, measurable margin gains that move your exit multiple before you go to market.

Professional Services

Your IP is in people's heads. AI extracts and systematises it — converting founder-dependent knowledge into a transferable asset that buyers can diligence, price, and operate without you.

Family Business & Holding Groups

Multiple operations, no shared AI strategy, succession pressure. The Sprint identifies the one group-wide AI deployment that creates the most measurable pre-sale value across your portfolio.

Right fit — book the discovery call
→$5M+ annual revenue. The valuation impact model requires real P&L data to generate a return that justifies the Sprint investment.
→10 or more people. You have operational processes. AI improvement requires a team executing repeatable work.
→You make the decision. Owner, founder, or principal level. No committee process required.
→Exit horizon of 12 months to 5 years. The Sprint is most valuable when there is time to build a verified AI track record before going to market.
→Your operations are imperfect. Process gaps and data messiness are the norm — the Sprint exists to diagnose and fix exactly this.
Not the right fit
✕Under $1M annual revenue. The valuation impact model will not generate a return that justifies the Sprint investment at this stage.
✕Fewer than 10 people. No operational system to improve. Fix revenue first — then come back.
✕Requires Big 4 audit certification. We will refer you to a firm that can meet those procurement requirements.
✕Looking for a business broker. We run advisory mandates, not volume brokerage. If you want a quick listing, this is not the right engagement.
✕Needs a full operational turnaround first. We improve operational efficiency before sale. We do not rescue businesses with structural revenue problems.
Who Does the Work
Den Unglin — Managing Director, UNGLIN Co. Ltd.
Den Unglin Managing Director

Every mandate.
Led by Den.

Den has spent 18+ years inside operating businesses — as a founder, CEO, M&A principal, and AI systems architect across 12 markets and 50+ business types. He has seen the same failure pattern repeatedly: owners go to market without AI integration and leave 20–35% of exit value on the table.

The AI Valuation Sprint came from that experience. Targeted AI implementation. Fast timeline. Verified valuation impact. No junior teams. No slide decks. You work directly with Den throughout the Sprint and the Mandate, with specialist support behind technical analysis and deal execution where needed.

Every engagement begins with an in-person operational deep-dive. NDA signed before any work begins. Your data does not leave the room.

LinkedIn → WhatsApp Den →
Deployment Partners Microsoft Solutions Partner AWS Select Partner UiPath Automation Partner
18+Years direct
P&L responsibility
50+Business types
operated
12Country
markets
GlobalMandate
capability

UNGLIN Co. Ltd. · Nr. 0505566006201 · True Digital Park, Bangkok · M&A Advisory and AI Valuation Engineering for owner-led mid-market businesses globally.

The Process

AI-Driven Exit
Advisory

01

Valuation Discovery Call

30 minutes. We identify the AI opportunity and exit gap before any scope is agreed. No commitment required.

02

AI Valuation Sprint

In 15 business days, Den implements targeted AI, models the exact EBITDA impact, and delivers a buyer-ready Valuation Impact Memo.

03

M&A Mandate

Full transaction advisory with AI-differentiated CIM, targeted buyer outreach, due diligence support, and LOI to close.

04

Post-Acquisition Advisory

Optional retained engagement to execute the AI roadmap delivered to the buyer at close. No new sourcing required.

Find out in 30 minutes how much AI adds to your exit price.

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Private Market Reality — 2026

Sellers without an AI story are trading at a discount.
The window to fix this is narrowing.

Preqin, 2025
$3.9T

PE dry powder at record levels. Buyers are active, price-sensitive, and applying AI capability as a valuation input on every deal they touch. The capital is available — the premium goes to sellers who arrive with a verified AI story. Source: Preqin Global Private Equity Report, 2025

Goldman Sachs AI M&A Report, 2024
18–35%

AI-integrated businesses command an 18–35% valuation premium over non-AI equivalents in the same sector. The premium exists now. Within 3–5 years it becomes table stakes — at which point it stops being a premium and becomes the baseline. Source: Goldman Sachs AI M&A Report, 2024

PwC Deals Outlook, 2025
67%

67% of PE acquirers now require AI capability assessment as standard due diligence. Sellers who cannot provide this evidence face higher earn-out risk, lower multiples, and longer time to close. Source: PwC Deals Outlook, 2025

Example: When your operations depend on manual processes and founder judgment — and buyers can see it in due diligence — they price the risk into the deal terms. AI removes that signal before they arrive.

Before You Call

Questions that
matter.

In 15 business days: Days 1–3 are an in-person operational deep-dive with Den — 4 to 6 hours, no financial background required from your side. We identify the highest-value AI implementation targets. Days 4–12, Den's team builds and deploys the priority AI workflows — no continuous input needed from your team. Days 13–15, we deliver the Valuation Impact Memo and all supporting papers in person. You receive one verified output: how much AI has moved your EBITDA, what the buyer-ready narrative is, and whether to proceed to mandate immediately or build more track record first.
Two mechanisms. First, AI implementations that reduce cost or improve margin produce real EBITDA improvement — which directly multiplies at your exit multiple. A 10% EBITDA improvement on a $5M EBITDA business at a 6x multiple equals $3M in additional proceeds. Second, AI-documented processes remove key-man risk — the single largest valuation discount buyers apply to founder-led businesses. Removing key-man risk alone can move a deal from 3x to 5x EBITDA. Together, both effects are documented in the Valuation Impact Memo before any buyer sees them.
Standard mandate fee is a fixed retainer agreed at signing plus a success fee of 2–3% of transaction value, tiered by deal size. On a $75M transaction at 3%, that is $2.25M at close. On a $150M transaction at 2%, that is $3M. The retainer is credited against the success fee at close. No success fee is charged if the deal does not close. The Sprint fee is separate — payable before Day 1 regardless of whether a mandate follows.
The Sprint is most valuable when run 12–36 months before intended go-to-market. The AI implementations take time to produce verifiable EBITDA history — buyers want to see 2–4 quarters of documented improvement, not a forward projection. If your exit horizon is 3–5 years, the Sprint identifies which AI investments to make now so the track record is clean when you go to market. The Sprint delivers the same Valuation Impact Memo regardless of timing — you own the output and can use it to make the capital allocation decision yourself.
Standard boutiques produce CIMs based on historical financials. We produce CIMs that contain an AI-adjusted forward EBITDA, a documented AI implementation history, and a post-acquisition AI roadmap. This changes what buyers are acquiring — not just a business at a historical multiple, but a business with a documented AI growth path. The AI Valuation Sprint does not exist at any other boutique. Big 4 firms cannot deliver it profitably at this fee level — their cost structure requires $2M+ engagements. We deliver it at a fraction of that cost because it is founder-led and fixed-scope.
Yes, on a retained basis. PE funds and family offices engage us on the buy-side to provide AI due diligence assessments on acquisition targets — quantifying AI risk and upside before LOI. This is separate from sell-side mandates and priced as a fixed-fee engagement per target. Buy-side relationships generate sell-side mandate flow, as PE funds refer portfolio companies approaching exit to us for pre-sale AI transformation.
The AI Valuation Sprint is appropriate for businesses with $1M–$30M EBITDA targeting $10M–$300M enterprise value transactions. The M&A mandate is structured for deals of $20M–$200M enterprise value, where the 2–3% success fee produces meaningful economics for both sides. For transactions above $200M, fee structures are negotiated individually based on deal complexity and buyer pool size.
Full NDA signed before any work begins. All analysis is conducted on UNGLIN's own secured infrastructure. No company data is uploaded to any public AI platform or external cloud system. The operational deep-dive is conducted in person. Your legal contact can review the NDA before you agree to anything. This is the same data-handling posture we design into AI deployments for our clients: private-first by default.
We tell you that clearly in the Valuation Impact Memo, with the specific deal-killer blockers documented. The deliverables are yours regardless of the outcome. A Sprint that identifies three structural problems before a buyer finds them in due diligence has saved you the difference between a distressed sale and a clean exit. Knowing what needs to be fixed — with a documented roadmap and timeline — is commercially more valuable than going to market prematurely.
Service-based, digital, and operationally intensive businesses where AI has documented impact on EBITDA — professional services, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, retail, and multi-subsidiary holding groups. We do not run mandates for pre-revenue businesses, heavily regulated financial services requiring specialist licensing, or real estate. If your sector requires niche expertise we do not hold, we will tell you on the discovery call.
Book Your Call

Start with a
30-minute call.

Den takes every first call personally. In 30 minutes, we cover what your exit horizon looks like, where the AI Valuation Sprint would focus, and whether the fee economics make sense for your situation right now. If they do not, we tell you that on the call.

No commitment required. No follow-up pressure. Founder-led from day one.

Email info@unglin.com
Location True Digital Park, Bangkok · In-person available globally
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/denunglin
What to expect on the call

We spend 30 minutes on three things: what your business looks like and where it is heading to market, which operational areas offer the highest AI valuation uplift, and whether the Sprint produces a return that justifies the fee. If it does, we agree a start date. If it does not, we tell you what would need to be true for it to make sense.

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Typical response within one business day. Den answers directly — no account management layer.