Healthcare services buyer roundup
Healthcare deal sourcing firms, ranked.
The healthcare deal sourcing firms worth a shortlist are a short list, because most of the category is generalist and healthcare is a specialised buy. We publish this list and DealSource Systems is our own service, ranked here alongside six others; the other six are ranked on the criteria below, not on how much they resemble us. Every claim about another firm is quoted from that firm's own live site, read on 23 September 2026, and linked as the source.
Healthcare services is one of the few verticals where scale and specialisation both matter: a physician practice group, a home health platform, or a behavioural health roll-up all move on relationships with owners who do not read broker teasers, and a firm that has actually closed healthcare transactions is worth more here than a firm that merely says it covers "all industries."
Which healthcare deal sourcing firms actually specialise in healthcare
Only one firm on this list states healthcare as a named sector of experience on its own site: Harvey & Company, whose transaction history spans "Healthcare Services" and "Medical Products" among its other sectors. The rest are generalists whose buy boxes can include healthcare mandates but do not name the sector specifically, which is not disqualifying, just a fact worth knowing before you sign.
Quick comparison
| Provider | Location | Best for | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DealSource Systems | Aarhus, Denmark (global mandates) | PE funds, M&A advisors and search funds wanting owner conversations before a broker runs a process | From $4,000 a month, no success fee |
| Harvey & Company | Newport Beach, California | Buy-and-build strategies in healthcare services and medical products, with a long track record | Contact for pricing |
| CAPTARGET | San Diego, California | Volume-driven off-market outreach plus on-market broker monitoring across a defined buy box | Contact for pricing |
| SourceCo | Not published | Buyers wanting pre-matched, founder-led sellers surfaced through an AI-driven platform | Contact for pricing |
| TruSight | Not published | Funds wanting broad intermediary coverage plus a retained buy-side search | Contact for pricing |
| OutSearched | Austin, Texas | Funds buying $1 million to $10 million EBITDA who want an embedded BD function | Contact for pricing |
| Konverrt | Not published | Lower middle market advisors and PE running a single-vertical pilot before committing | A few thousand a month after a two-meeting pilot |
How we chose this list
We started from the firms that actually appear when a PE fund or advisor researches outsourced deal origination, then checked each one's own site for what it states about sector focus, geography, process and price, rather than trusting a directory description. A firm only appears here if its own site describes a service that could plausibly run a healthcare mandate. None of these are current DealSource Systems clients or partners.
DealSource Systems
Best for: private equity funds, M&A advisors, boutique investment banks and search funds who want founder conversations before a broker or an auction, with a documented healthcare result.
DealSource Systems is the origination arm of Danish Lead Co. AI maps the market and scores readiness signals, and an operator with deal experience reviews every message before an owner sees it and handles the replies. Pricing starts from $4,000 a month for a single thesis, with dedicated multi-thesis mandates from $8,000 and no success fee. Our published proof point is healthcare specific: a healthcare investment bank we ran origination for reached 14 owner conversations in three weeks and 133 within 90 days. We cover this vertical in more depth in healthcare deal origination, and the general build-versus-buy question in outsourced deal origination versus in-house.
Harvey & Company
Best for: well capitalised funds and corporates running buy-and-build strategies where healthcare experience actually matters.
Harvey & Company is a buy-side acquisition search and advisory firm headquartered at 5000 Birch Street, Suite 8500, Newport Beach, California, with a stated European headquarters as well. Its own site cites over 1,300 buy-side transactions since founding in 1998, including 151 in 2025, and names "Healthcare Services" and "Medical Products" among the sectors it has closed in. No pricing is published on harveyllc.com.
CAPTARGET
Best for: funds and search funds wanting volume against a defined buy box, with healthcare as one buy box among many rather than a specialism.
CAPTARGET runs off-market owner outreach, owner calling, and on-market broker coverage monitoring for a stated "Private equity, Corporate development, Family offices, Independent sponsors, Search funds, Buy-side advisors" client base, headquartered in San Diego. Its site states "1,500+ clients served since 2009" and highlights "No Fees for Originated Deals," though full pricing is not published. A banner on the site notes CAPTARGET has joined SourceCo. No healthcare-specific claim appears on captarget.com.
SourceCo
Best for: buyers who want a matching platform rather than a fully managed outreach programme.
SourceCo describes itself as "a service powered by technology, not a subscription platform," using AI and proprietary data to match founder-led companies in the "$2 million to $200 million" revenue range with private equity, corporate development, search fund and family office buyers. Founders "never pay," with fees carried by the buyer side; buyer pricing is not published. The examples on sourcecodeals.com lean industrial and automotive, with no healthcare-specific claim.
TruSight
Best for: lower middle market funds wanting broad intermediary coverage alongside a retained search.
TruSight offers "subscription-based deal origination, retained buy-side acquisition search, and contingent deal sourcing services," including weekly curated deals from its intermediary network. Its site names clients such as Blackstone, Alpine and Jordan Company. No headquarters location or pricing is published on trusightllc.com, and no healthcare-specific claim appears there either.
OutSearched
Best for: smaller mandates, roughly $1 million to $10 million of EBITDA, wanting a branded business development function without an internal hire.
OutSearched is a buy-side M&A origination and advisory firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, offering three models: a trained representative under your brand, fractional business development, or buy-side advisory through to LOI. Its site cites a $150,000 internal-hire comparison rather than published pricing. The example deals on outsearched.com span lighting, chemicals, steel distribution, logistics and home inspection, with no healthcare-specific claim.
Konverrt
Best for: an advisor or PE firm that wants to test one vertical before committing to a retainer.
Konverrt runs a "deal origination engine" for lower middle market M&A advisory and PE firms, structured so "no invoice until your first two qualified seller meetings are on the calendar," then "a few thousand dollars a month, scaled to the size of your sending program." Its stated model is "one firm per vertical," which is worth asking about directly if healthcare is the vertical you want. No headquarters or healthcare-specific claim appears on konverrt.com.
How does healthcare origination differ from a generalist buy box
Healthcare owners, whether a physician group, a home health agency or a behavioural health practice, respond to a different opening than an industrial owner does, because licensure, referral relationships and clinical reputation shape whether they will even take the call. A firm that has actually closed healthcare deals, like Harvey & Company, or run healthcare-specific outreach, like our own Merritt Healthcare Advisors engagement, has already solved that messaging problem. A pure volume operation still can, but expect a longer ramp while it learns the sector.
How to choose between these healthcare deal sourcing firms
- 1. State your mandate in writing first. Deal size, healthcare sub-sector, and whether you need proprietary-only or also want on-market coverage.
- 2. Ask for a healthcare-specific reference, not a general one. A firm that only has industrial or automotive proof points will tell you that themselves if you ask directly.
- 3. Get the fee model in writing before the pilot starts. Retainer, success fee, or both, and what happens if the pilot produces zero qualified conversations.
- 4. Check who reviews outreach before it reaches an owner. Software that emails at volume without a person checking each message either burns your target list or breaks compliance-sensitive relationships in healthcare.
- 5. Confirm exclusivity. Some of these firms run non-exclusive, one-firm-per-vertical models; others will work the same healthcare sub-sector for a competing buyer at the same time.
What does a healthcare-specific origination programme cost
None of the six other firms on this list publish full pricing, which is the norm in this category rather than the exception. DealSource Systems publishes pricing from $4,000 a month for a single thesis, with no success fee and a 90-day minimum, and we cover the retainer-versus-success-fee tradeoff in more depth in deal origination pricing. Budget a call with each shortlisted firm specifically to get a number, since "contact for pricing" usually means the fee depends on deal size and mandate scope.
Frequently asked questions
Which of these firms specialises in healthcare deal sourcing
Harvey & Company is the only firm on this list that names healthcare services and medical products as sectors of experience on its own site; the others are generalists whose buy box can include healthcare mandates without naming the sector specifically.
How much does a healthcare deal sourcing firm cost
Most of the firms on this list, including CAPTARGET, SourceCo, TruSight, OutSearched and Harvey & Company, do not publish full pricing and ask you to contact them directly. DealSource Systems publishes pricing starting from $4,000 a month with no success fee.
Is DealSource Systems only for healthcare mandates
No. DealSource Systems runs origination across private equity, M&A advisory, search fund and corporate development mandates in many industries; healthcare is one vertical where we have a published, documented result.
What is the difference between a deal sourcing platform and a done-for-you origination firm
A platform, like the data platforms covered in deal sourcing options compared, gives your team a searchable universe and a workflow; your associates still write the outreach and chase replies. A done-for-you firm, which is what every firm on this list is, supplies the people who run that outreach and qualify the owner.
Should a search fund use the same firms as a PE fund for healthcare deals
The mandates differ in deal size and pace more than in the type of firm needed. Konverrt and OutSearched are built around smaller EBITDA bands that suit an independent sponsor or search fund, while CAPTARGET, SourceCo and Harvey & Company work across a wider size range.
How do I verify a healthcare track record before signing
Ask directly for a reference engagement in healthcare or a closely adjacent regulated sector, request the actual conversation and close numbers rather than a general client count, and check whether the firm's own site names healthcare as stated experience or only as one example among many industries.
Conclusion
Seven firms, one clear split: Harvey & Company is the one that names healthcare as stated experience, DealSource Systems is the one with a published healthcare result and published pricing, and the other five are capable generalists whose healthcare fit you will need to test directly. Whichever you shortlist, ask for the healthcare-specific reference before the retainer, not after. If you want to see how we would run a healthcare mandate, read how it works or the private equity solutions page, or go straight to the healthcare origination result this list is built on.