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Opus

Curated networking and deal sourcing for M&A professionals.

Web-based
10,000+ professionalsClients
01 — Overview

What Opus does

Finding counterparties in lower middle-market M&A has always depended more on who you know than what you know. Opus Connect is a membership community built around that reality, providing private equity professionals, investment bankers, independent sponsors, and deal intermediaries with structured access to pre-vetted peers across the United States. With over 10,000 M&A professionals connected through its platform, the community targets the relationship gap that generic conferences and LinkedIn cannot reliably fill.

For family office investment teams active in direct deals or co-investments, Opus Connect offers several distinct access points:

  • Deal Connect: one-on-one speed networking matching pre-vetted M&A professionals for targeted meetings
  • Deals Feed: a virtual deal sourcing platform for searching, messaging, and connecting around live transactions
  • Summit Series: in-person events featuring 1:1 meetings, panel discussions, and evening receptions across multiple markets
  • CEO/Founder and Investor Roundtables: two-hour virtual sessions focused on specific sectors and deal themes
  • Opus Impact Hour: invitation-only networking for professionals in complementary M&A roles

Membership is application-based, with categories covering private equity, investment banking, independent sponsorship, bank lending, and executive operators. The vetting process is positioned as the primary quality filter, distinguishing the community from open-access networks. Sector-specific programming spans healthcare, business services, and other middle-market verticals.

Opus Connect is most useful for family office deal teams that actively originate or co-invest in lower middle-market transactions and need a consistent pipeline of intermediary relationships. It is not a portfolio management or reporting tool, and principals seeking passive deal exposure without active networking participation are unlikely to extract meaningful value from membership. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

If you're serious about being involved in M&A, then you need to be part of Opus Connect.

On Opus, from a family-office user
02 — Product & capabilities

What it covers

Core tasks
  • Sourcing lower middle-market M&A deal flow through curated introductions
  • Building relationships with private equity firms, investment banks, and independent sponsors
  • Attending structured in-person and virtual networking events
  • Accessing live deal listings via the Deals Feed platform
  • Participating in sector-focused investor and CEO roundtables
Notable features
  • Deal Connect one-on-one speed networking with pre-vetted M&A professionals
  • Deals Feed virtual deal sourcing and messaging platform
  • Summit Series in-person events with 1:1 meetings and panels
  • CEO/Founder Roundtables for sector-specific discussions
  • Investor Roundtables for sector-focused capital conversations
  • Opus Impact Hour invitation-only networking sessions
  • Members-only roundtables
  • Opus Flywheel Business Development Workshop
  • Application-based pre-vetting of all members
Assets supported
Private EquityReal Estate
03 — Company

The firm behind it

Ownership
Privately held
Software type
Web-based
Headquarters / markets
United States
Key people
LLou SokolovskiyCEO / Founder
LLena DobreerVice President, Operations
SSwayze YanceyDirector, Business Development
VValeria RuizBusiness Development Manager
BBill BowlerSales Associate
AAthenas VallesOperations and Executive Assistant
CCristobal RubioBusiness Development Associate, Sponsorships and Growth
JJesús PalaciosSales Development Representative
GGerardo CedilloSales Development Representative
04 — Clients & fit

Who it’s for

Built for Single Family Office (SFO), Multi Family Office (MFO), Investment Teams, Fund Managers.