FE International, Inc.

FE International, Inc. FE International is an award-winning global M&A advisor of SaaS, e-commerce and content businesses.

FE International is an award-winning global M&A advisor of technology businesses.

- Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas (2020-2023)
- Inc 5000 US (2019-2023)
- Inc 5000 EU (2018)
- BBB A+ Rating It has completed acquisitions for thousands of founders, owners and acquirers, and is the preeminent valuation thought leader in the industry. Its team includes experts in exit plan

ning, valuation, accounting, legal and more. Founded in 2010, FE is known for its extensive network of pre-qualified international investors. With headquarters in New York and regional offices in Miami, San Francisco and London, FE is an international company serving clients worldwide. It was named one of The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies in 2021 and 2020 by The Financial Times and is also a two-time Inc. 5000 company.


- 94.1% sales success rate
- Over 1,000 successful acquisitions
- Over $1B in lifetime acquisitions
- Extensive global network of 80,000+ pre-qualified technology investors


Get in touch today for a free consultation and valuation!

Buyers don't pay for what your agency has done.They pay for what they think it'll keep doing without you in the room.Tha...
05/22/2026

Buyers don't pay for what your agency has done.

They pay for what they think it'll keep doing without you in the room.

That single shift explains why two agencies with the same revenue, the same EBITDA, and the same client list can sell for dramatically different prices.

The agency that runs without daily founder input is valued as a business.

The one that depends on the founder for sales, delivery, and key relationships is valued as a job.

Five things buyers are quietly evaluating before they ever talk price:

→ How much of the revenue is recurring vs. project-based
→ Whether the client base is diversified or top-heavy
→ The depth of leadership below the founder
→ Whether AI is actually changing the unit economics, or just decoration
→ Whether the margins look durable or fragile

Agency M&A in 2026 is the strongest market founders have seen in years. Strategic acquirers are back. PE platforms are running roll-up strategies. AI has flipped from deal-delayer to deal-driver.

Our full 2026 guide on how digital marketing agencies are being valued, and the pre-exit playbook that protects multiple:

https://www.feinternational.com/blog/digital-marketing-agency-valuation

EdTech M&A is back.The surprise of 2026 is not that deals are happening again. It is which EdTech businesses are getting...
05/20/2026

EdTech M&A is back.

The surprise of 2026 is not that deals are happening again. It is which EdTech businesses are getting bid up, and which ones get ignored entirely.

The gap between those two outcomes is wider than it has been in years.

If you are thinking about selling an EdTech business in the next 12 to 24 months, the positioning work starts now.

Full analysis on what is driving EdTech M&A in 2026:
https://www.feinternational.com/blog/edtech-ma

Three buyers walk into a deal room looking at the same SaaS company. Same ARR. Same margins. Same product. One offers $1...
05/05/2026

Three buyers walk into a deal room looking at the same SaaS company.
Same ARR. Same margins. Same product.
One offers $18 million. Another offers $20 million. The third offers $28 million.

This is not hypothetical. We see 30 to 50 percent spreads between qualified offers on the same business regularly. The difference is not your metrics. It is who is sitting across the table and what your company is worth inside their specific playbook.

A PE firm runs leveraged buyout math. A strategic acquirer prices in synergies you cannot see from your side of the table. An individual buyer works within a completely different framework. Each one structures the deal differently, treats your team differently, and expects something different from you after the close.

Most founders optimize for the highest headline number. The founders who get the best outcomes optimize for the right buyer type.

We broke down exactly how each buyer values SaaS businesses, how deal structures differ, and how to figure out which path fits your situation.

Read it here:
www.feinternational.com/blog/pe-vs-strategic-buyer-vs-individual-buyer-saa

Most SaaS founders obsess over new customer acquisition.The metric that actually determines your exit price is what happ...
04/30/2026

Most SaaS founders obsess over new customer acquisition.

The metric that actually determines your exit price is what happens after the sale. How much more your existing customers spend over time. How sticky they are. How much revenue you keep and grow without ever touching your sales pipeline.

Buyers in 2026 care less about how fast you are growing and more about how efficient that growth is. One metric captures this better than anything else, and most founders are not tracking it closely enough.

We wrote a full guide breaking down what that metric is, where the 2026 benchmarks sit, how it directly impacts your valuation multiple, and what you can do in the next 6 to 12 months to move it.

Read it here:
www.feinternational.com/blog/net-revenue-retention-saas-valuation

Most ecommerce founders think the hardest part of selling their business is finding a buyer. It is not. The hardest part...
04/28/2026

Most ecommerce founders think the hardest part of selling their business is finding a buyer.

It is not.

The hardest part is being ready when the buyer shows up. Because in 2026, buyers run longer due diligence, stress-test every line of your P&L, and walk away the moment something does not add up. The market is active. Capital is flowing. But the bar for what gets acquired at a premium has never been higher.

Profitability over growth. First-party data over rented audiences. Brand equity over paid traffic volume. Operational documentation over founder hustle.

The founders who understand this shift are closing at multiples that would have seemed aggressive two years ago. The ones who do not are learning the hard way that a great product alone does not guarantee a great exit.

We put together a full breakdown of ecommerce M&A in 2026. What buyers are screening for, how valuations have shifted, where the opportunities are, and exactly how to prepare for a premium exit.

Read it here:
www.feinternational.com/blog/ecommerce-ma-trends

The AI wrapper era is over.Acquirers have stopped paying premium for companies that bolted ChatGPT onto a commodity work...
04/21/2026

The AI wrapper era is over.

Acquirers have stopped paying premium for companies that bolted ChatGPT onto a commodity workflow.

What they are paying premium for is almost the opposite: proprietary data, domain depth, and workflows competitors cannot easily copy. The companies that clear that bar are fielding multiple competing offers. The ones that do not are stuck.

The gap between premium exits and average ones has never been wider, and most founders are still preparing for a market that no longer exists.

We broke down exactly what acquirers are paying premiums for in 2026, and what they are walking away from.

Read it here: https://www.feinternational.com/blog/ai-ma-trend

We are excited to announce the acquisition of MemberLeap, a cloud-based association management software company, by Vals...
04/15/2026

We are excited to announce the acquisition of MemberLeap, a cloud-based association management software company, by Valsoft Corporation through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lighthouse Software Group.

MemberLeap, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, provides a fully integrated SaaS platform that enables membership organizations to manage their operations end-to-end. The platform covers member databases, dues billing, event management, email marketing, website hosting, e-commerce, online learning, and branded mobile applications. MemberLeap platform is used by over 1.3 million members accessing the software.

"Building MemberLeap over the past 25 years and watching it grow into the platform it is today has been the highlight of my career. Valsoft and Lighthouse share our commitment to long-term thinking and putting customers first. I am confident that MemberLeap is in the right hands to continue serving the association community for decades to come," said Chris Vieth, Founder and CEO of MemberLeap.

Congratulations to Chris Vieth and the entire MemberLeap team on this successful acquisition.

A special thank you to our partner, Ken Kubec and the outstanding FE International team.

Read our full press release here:
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/fe-international-advises-on-the-acquisition-of-memberleap-by-valsofts-lighthouse-software-group-1036015494

92% of acquisitions succeed when synergies are tracked from day one.Most buyers spend months on due diligence.Then close...
04/13/2026

92% of acquisitions succeed when synergies are tracked from day one.

Most buyers spend months on due diligence.

Then close the deal and wing it.

The first 100 days after a SaaS acquisition are not about transformation. They are about restraint.

Days 1 to 30: Change nothing. Communicate with customers, employees, and vendors. Set up your KPI dashboard. Identify the top 10 operational risks and assign an owner for each.

Days 31 to 60: Now you have real data flowing. Find quick wins. Pricing adjustments. Support workflow fixes. Underused marketing channels.

Days 61 to 100: Execute. New features. Go-to-market shifts. Team hires. Process automation.

The buyers who resist the urge to rebrand, re-price, and re-platform on day one are the ones who still own thriving businesses on day 365.

Customers chose this product for a reason. Your job in the early months is to understand that reason before you try to improve on it.

We put together the complete playbook: pre-close diligence, deal structuring, and a phased 100-day plan.

Read it here:
https://www.feinternational.com/blog/saas-due-diligence-checklist-buyers

Two fintech companies. Same industry. Same revenue. One is worth three times the other.The difference has nothing to do ...
04/03/2026

Two fintech companies. Same industry. Same revenue. One is worth three times the other.

The difference has nothing to do with team size or funding raised. It comes down to subsector, revenue model, and a handful of metrics most founders do not track until it is too late.

We just published a guide breaking down how fintech businesses are actually valued in 2026: which methods apply, what buyers look for first, and how to tell where your business sits before someone else tells you.

Read it here:
https://www.feinternational.com/blog/how-to-value-a-fintech-business

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