← All guides

Best deal sourcing tools for M&A in Spain and Portugal

Updated 2026-10-13

Short answer

The main deal sourcing tools for M&A in Spain and Portugal fall into three groups: AI deal sourcing platforms built for Iberia (Closedata), company information databases (SABI, Informa D&B, Iberinform, Orbis) and deal and transaction databases used to track past deals. For finding off-market private targets that match a thesis, Closedata is purpose built: plain language search, ranked targets, ownership and succession signals and daily data across 4M+ Iberian companies.

AI deal sourcing for Iberia

  • Closedata: describe the thesis in plain language and get ranked private targets with financials, ownership, succession signals and contacts. Official data via Informa D&B, updated daily. Also available inside Claude and ChatGPT via MCP.

Company information databases

  • SABI: financial statements of Spanish and Portuguese companies, strong for financial analysis.
  • Informa D&B: company information and credit risk for Spain and Portugal.
  • Iberinform: company and credit risk reports.
  • Orbis: global company data for cross-border work.

Deal and transaction databases

Useful to see who bought what and at which multiples. They describe the past market rather than finding new private targets, so they complement a sourcing tool.

How to combine them

Use Closedata to build and rank the target list, a transaction database for valuation benchmarks and a company database when you need a formal credit report.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a good deal sourcing tool for Iberia?
Coverage of private Portuguese and Spanish companies, validated and frequently updated data, search that understands the thesis rather than only codes, and signals such as ownership and succession.

See it with your own thesis

A 20-minute walkthrough with live Iberian data.

Book a demo