// PRE-ACQUISITION SALES INTELLIGENCE
We engage SWOLV field analysts within acquisition targets as genuine prospects — before the deal closes. Four divisions. Ground truth on what you are actually buying.
The seller says their team closes 30%.
We went through their door last week. It was 11%.
For PE firms · Search funds · Business brokers · Franchise operators · VCs & Angels
All enquiries covered by NDA from first conversation
// The Problem
Your lawyers verified the contracts. Your accountants verified the numbers. Nobody independently verified the sales engine that generates them.
The investor who almost bought a broken sales operation. The franchisor whose operator was hiding behind clean numbers. The broker whose deal collapsed at closing because nobody checked. SWOLV is what they all wished they had engaged first.
// How It Works
Step One
Trained SWOLV field analysts engage the target as genuine prospects — through the same public channels any real prospect would use. Phone calls, field visits, proposals, follow-up, after-hours. Same week — identical assessment of their top competitor.
Step Two
Every touchpoint scored against our four-division framework. Human performance. Sales volume accuracy. Competitive position. Sales infrastructure. Direct observation. Timestamps. Documented evidence. No opinion.
Step Three
A confidential intelligence brief — all four divisions scored, field evidence documented. 48-hour action brief — risks and negotiation leverage ranked by capital impact. Boardroom-grade deliverable.
// What We Inspect
Division 01
A SWOLV field analyst engages the target as a genuine prospect and experiences the full sales cycle — exactly as a real buyer would. Every touchpoint documented, scored, and timed.
Division 02
Field-level verification of reported sales numbers. Not a forensic audit — that is your QoE firm's role. This is independent cross-referencing of what the seller claims against what our field analysts actually observed in the field.
Division 03
Identical assessment run on the target's top two competitors the same week. Side-by-side comparison reveals where the target leads, where they trail, and whether their competitive position is sustainable or deteriorating.
Division 04
The target's sales infrastructure audited and cross-referenced against what our field analysts actually experienced. Systematic gaps between documented process and real-world execution become post-acquisition liabilities.
SWOLV complements your QoE firm — it does not replace it. Your accountants verify the financials. Your lawyers verify the contracts. SWOLV verifies the sales engine that generates the numbers — from the inside, as a real buyer. These are three different verifications. All three are necessary.
// Engagements
One methodology. Four audit divisions. Trained SWOLV field analysts engaged within your target as genuine prospects. Scoped and priced before anything starts. Delivery timeline confirmed at scoping.
Pre-Acquisition Intelligence
You are about to acquire an asset. We verify the sales operation before you sign.
Franchise Intelligence
You are buying a territory or running a network. We verify what is actually happening on the ground.
Venture & Growth Intelligence
You are writing a check based on a founder's numbers. We verify whether those numbers reflect reality.
Starting $20,000
Per engagement · Scoped before commitment · Board-level NDA
Engagement Guarantee
If our field assessment does not surface material findings that impact your deal terms, negotiation leverage, or investment decision — we relaunch the entire process from the beginning at no cost.
Ongoing Intelligence — From $6,000/mo
The Assessment Closes the Deal. The Monitoring Protects It.
SWOLV field analysts engaged every 30 days. For PE firms verifying post-acquisition execution. For franchise operators tracking every location. For VCs monitoring portfolio sales reality.
Post-Acquisition
Franchise Networks
VC Portfolio
Minimum three months · Cancel after month three with one email · Board-level NDA
// What A Brief Actually Delivers
Sample brief format. All names redacted per NDA. Based on actual field methodology.
Live case study in progress. Request a scoping call to receive preliminary findings.
// Additional Engagements
Field-test and verify any sales hire's credentials, claimed quotas, and real-world performance before you sign the offer.
Priced on engagement
Field evidence gathering on former employees suspected of soliciting clients or diverting business in breach of agreement. Timestamped. Admissible. Boardroom-ready.
Priced on engagement
When the target has invested in AI sales infrastructure — chatbots, phone agents, automated follow-up, CRM sequences — SWOLV tests every tool in live buyer conditions. Hot prospect, silent prospect, 9 PM Friday. Performance verified against vendor claims.
Add-on to any engagement
Multi-target assessments, sensitive competitive intelligence, or confidential engagements requiring fully custom scope. Structured on first conversation.
Priced on engagement
// Frequently Asked
Yes. Independent buyer-based assessment is a well-established and lawful method of commercial due diligence. Our field analysts engage the target through the same public channels any genuine prospect would use — phone, web inquiry, in-person visit. We do not access internal systems, confidential records, or non-public information. Every engagement is covered by a board-level NDA from the first conversation, and we coordinate timing with you and your counsel.
If you have not yet signed an LOI, there are typically no restrictions on evaluating the target's sales process. If you are already under LOI or exclusivity, we review your existing agreement for non-solicitation or non-circumvention provisions before proceeding — and coordinate timing with you and your counsel, either through seller disclosure or deployment scheduled post-close. We confirm this on every scoping call before any engagement begins.
PE firms, search funds, business brokers, strategic acquirers, franchise operators, VCs, and angels — any investor committing capital to a business and wanting ground truth on the sales operation before they sign.
48 hours from signed agreement to first field analyst engagement. Delivery timeline is confirmed at scoping — every engagement is different and timed to your deal.
A confidential intelligence brief covering all four divisions — Human Intelligence, Sales Volume & Revenue Accuracy, Competitive Intelligence, and System Intelligence. Every finding documented with field evidence, timestamps, and a confidence rating. Risks and negotiation leverage ranked by capital impact.
Any B2B service company with a sales operation. Commercial services, property management, technology, professional services, franchises, home services, industrial operations. If they have a sales process — we can assess it.
Every engagement is covered by a board-level NDA from the first conversation. Engagement details are highly sensitive — findings are material to valuations and negotiations, and exposing any detail creates risk for everyone involved. The same confidentiality that prevents us from showing you a client list protects your engagement when you become one. Request a scoping call — we walk you through a live sample brief.
Every engagement is covered by a board-level NDA from the moment of first conversation. All field analyst identities, methodology, findings, and client information are strictly confidential.
Full four-division methodology deployed every 30 days. Three-month minimum — month one is the baseline, month three is where the pattern emerges. Cancel after month three with one email.
// Begin The Assessment
Every engagement is scoped on a confidential call. Tell us the target. We tell you what we can find and what it costs. No commitment until the scope is agreed.
OR EMAIL US DIRECTLY →Or email directly — hello@swolv.co · All enquiries covered by NDA