Stage 2 · Buy-and-Build Check

Put your case to the test of 100+ deals.

Run the Buy-and-Build Check, get your Value Creation Roadmap.

Structured inputs in, one Value Creation Roadmap out, always in the same format. The experience of 100+ deals sets the result. AI amplifies it.

Next step after the Quick Score – Buy-and-Build Check: first Roadmap free after email confirmation, then €49 net each. No subscription.

Three gates

Every case ends in one of three labels.

Fixed rules come first: an exclusion fact (insolvency, sanctions, criminal proceedings) or a serious legal matter means NO-GO; every other red flag limits the result to FIX FIRST. Four results: NO-GO, FIX FIRST, PROCEED, and BUILD FIRST when there is no platform yet.

NO-GO

NO-GO

The case fails the criteria or a hard rule. Re-run only if the blocking facts change.

Next action: no capital
FIX FIRST

FIX FIRST

Interesting, but blockers or data gaps must be closed in writing before any letter of intent.

Next action: written mitigation before LOI
PROCEED

PROCEED

The case meets the criteria. Move to LOI and due-diligence preparation in your own process, with evidence first.

Next action: LOI and DD preparation
How a run works

Five steps. No chat. One report.

Choose what to assess

Choose what you want to assess: Assess my company, or Assess a target.

Choose from set answers

Fixed answer options per axis plus red-flag questions. All fields required, or no result.

100+ deals of experience score

The 100 Deals Later criteria: points, thresholds, limits and hard rules. Same inputs, same result.

AI explains

An EU-hosted AI writes the explanation. An automatic check reviews it; if it fails, you get the standard rule-based report.

You decide

You download the report. Inputs are discarded after the run. A human makes the decision.

Security by design

A sandbox, not a chatbot.

What is stored

Your answers are not stored with your name or email. An anonymous copy of the answers and the result is kept for comparisons. Your email and result are kept for 24 months. The Quick Score on the website is calculated in your browser; nothing is stored.

EU only

Your inputs are processed in the EU (Mistral, Paris/EU endpoint) and are not used to train AI models.

Minimal account data

Sign-in by one-time email link. Usage is recorded only as a pseudonymised hash of your email, plus the order number for paid Roadmaps. No answers, no reports.

Abuse protection

Rate limits per session and overall, strict validation of all structured inputs and length-limited free text. The AI is told to ignore instructions in free text, and an automatic check rejects any explanation that contradicts the result.

Built for

Mid-market private equity, family offices, serial acquirers and holdcos, search funds, and founders preparing for a buy-and-build.

Pricing

Start with the free Quick Score. Then the Buy-and-Build Check.

Quick Score: free, no email required · First Value Creation Roadmap: free after email confirmation · Additional Roadmaps: €49 net each · No subscription · For teams or recurring use: contact us

Quick Score
€0
Free · no email needed
  • Your company, and a target if you have one
  • Result and the reason that decided it, instantly
  • Calculated in your browser, nothing stored
Start the free Quick Score
Value Creation Roadmap
€49 per additional Roadmap · net
Your first one is free (after email confirmation)
  • First Value Creation Roadmap free after email confirmation
  • Each additional Value Creation Roadmap: €49 net, plus VAT where applicable
  • No subscription, no credits, no packs
Start the Buy-and-Build Check

For teams or recurring use: talk to us.

Hosted in Germany (EU) · EU-based AI model · Your data is never used for model training · Encrypted in transit · Answers not stored with your name or email · GDPR data minimisation

FAQ

Straight answers.

Is this investment advice?

No. The Buy-and-Build Check is a process and decision-support tool. It gives no recommendation to buy, sell, value or finance any company, and it is no substitute for due diligence or your own investment committee.

Does the AI decide the result?

No. Your result is built on 100+ deals. The AI explains it and adds levers, risks and comparable cases. If its text contradicts the result, the report falls back to the standard rule-based version.

Are my inputs stored?

Your answers are not stored with your name or email. An anonymous copy of the answers and the result is kept for comparisons. Your email and result are kept for 24 months. The Quick Score on the website is calculated in your browser; nothing is stored.

How does this relate to the book?

The decision logic comes from 100 Deals Later – The Buy-and-Build Playbook. Buying the book does not include access to the Buy-and-Build Check.

No investment advice

Each report is generated with AI assistance built on 100+ deals (100 Deals Later), and the information you provide. It is a structured decision-support and process tool. It is not investment, legal, tax or financing advice, not a recommendation to buy, sell or finance any company, and not a substitute for due diligence or your own investment committee. Results and confidence reflect the criteria and the completeness of your input, not a forecast of returns. 100 Deals Later is an independent venture of Bernhard Engel and is not affiliated with any of his employers or with any investor.

Run your first case today.

Your first Value Creation Roadmap is free. Each additional one costs €49 net, plus VAT where applicable. No subscription.

Next step after the Quick Score – Buy-and-Build Check: first Roadmap free after email confirmation, then €49 net each. No subscription.

Hosted in Germany (EU) · EU-based AI model · Your data is never used for model training · Encrypted in transit · Answers not stored with your name or email · GDPR data minimisation

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