Istehwath M&A Marketplace

Istehwath is a premier business acquisition marketplace connecting entrepreneurs and institutional investors across the Middle East with verified financial audits and digital closing escrow.

Technologies Used

Flutter React Python PostgreSQL AWS KMS

The Brief

Buying or selling small-to-medium businesses in the region was plagued by opaque financial records, prolonged broker negotiations, and high deal fallout rates.

Istehwath established a trusted digital platform with verified accounting audits and encrypted due diligence data rooms.

Challenges

FinTech compliance and data security requirements:

Bank-grade encryption protecting sensitive business tax and financial records.
Automated revenue and EBITDA calculation models standardizing valuations.
Strict digital NDA sign-off protocols before disclosing proprietary seller metrics.
Secure closing escrow facilitating multi-million dollar business transfers.

Our Approach

Engineered a secure FinTech ecosystem utilizing automated financial auditing algorithms and AWS KMS data room encryption.

STEP 01

Encrypted Virtual Data Room

Created zero-knowledge encrypted vaults allowing buyers to review audited P&L records under strict NDAs.

STEP 02

Standardized Valuation Engine

Designed valuation calculators standardizing EBITDA multiples across e-commerce, retail, and tech businesses.

STEP 03

Buyer Verification Screening

Implemented proof-of-funds verification ensuring sellers only negotiate with qualified, serious capital.

STEP 04

Digital Closing Escrow

Integrated milestone-based acquisition escrow protecting buyer funds during asset handover transitions.

Solutions

Facilitated over $50 million in active deal pipeline across 300+ vetted, profitable businesses.
Reduced average M&A transaction closing times from 9 months to under 45 days with 4.9★ satisfaction.

$50M+

Deal Pipeline

300+

Vetted Businesses

45 Days

Avg Deal Close

4.9★

Client Rating

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Istehwath M&A Marketplace

The Brief

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