◈ DEALITHIC Academy

Buy a Business.
Not a Fantasy.

There are four million boomer-owned businesses that need to sell in the next ten years. Most buyers can't find them, model them, or close them.

DEALITHIC gives you the platform, the process, and the deal infrastructure to get to a signed LOI — without the investment bank or the $20,000 seminar.

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10 min · Anthony Licausi · DEALITHIC

25,000+
Verified funds & capital sources
$5M–$50M
Lower middle market sweet spot
4M+
Boomer businesses seeking exit
Day 1
Platform access on enrollment
◎ The Market

The biggest wealth transfer
in a generation — and most
buyers aren't ready for it.

Baby boomer owners are exiting. Businesses doing $500K to $5M in EBITDA — profitable, cash-flowing, established — are hitting the market at a pace that private equity can't absorb. These deals are too small for the big firms. Which means they're exactly right for an individual operator.

The problem isn't the opportunity. The problem is execution. Most aspiring acquirers stall because they can't find off-market deals, can't model them correctly, and can't show up to a seller looking like a serious buyer.

Business brokers aren't your friends — they work for the seller. Courses give you the concept but not the tools. And nobody has built the infrastructure for the individual operator.

Until now.

Skip startup risk
You're buying proven cash flow, not betting on a product that might work. Day one, you have revenue, customers, and a team.
Off-market access
The best deals aren't on BizBuySell. They're found through direct outreach, data, and relationships. We give you the sourcing infrastructure.
Look like a professional
Show up with a model, an IC memo, and a clean data room request. Sellers choose the buyer who looks like they can close.
Build, don't start
Buy a platform. Bolt on adjacencies. Grow through acquisition. The operators winning the next decade aren't building from zero.
◈ Two Paths. One Platform.

Who This Is For

Track 01 — The Operator

You want to own something.

You're done watching other people build equity. You want to buy a real, cash-flowing business — one you can run, grow, and eventually sell for a multiple. You're not looking for a side hustle. You're looking for your first acquisition.

  • →You want to learn how to buy a business using other people's money
  • →You want a business in a specific industry or geography
  • →You've read the books but don't have the tools to execute
  • →You want to close your first deal in the next 12 months
Track 02 — The Advisor

You want to get paid to close deals.

You understand the lower middle market. You know the fees are real — $250K on a $5M deal isn't theory. You want to represent buyers or sellers, source transactions, and build a one-person deal shop that runs from a laptop.

  • →You want to earn advisory fees on M&A transactions
  • →You need a sourcing pipeline and deal infrastructure
  • →You want to work with PE funds without being inside one
  • →You're building a practice, not a job
◆ The Curriculum

Eight modules. One outcome:

A signed LOI.

01
The Acquisition Thesis
Define your criteria before you look at a single deal. Industry, size, geography, operator fit. Most buyers fail because they skip this step.
02
Finding Off-Market Deals
Direct seller outreach, EDGAR Form D data, industry databases. How to build a pipeline of deals that never hit a broker listing.
03
Reading the Financials
EBITDA normalization, owner add-backs, working capital analysis. Know what you're actually buying before you make an offer.
04
Modeling the Deal
LBO modeling, SBA sizing, seller note structuring, equity return scenarios. The DEALITHIC platform builds this with you.
05
The IC Memo
The same investment committee document institutional buyers use — built inside DEALITHIC, ready to show a bank or equity partner.
06
Writing and Negotiating the LOI
Key terms, exclusivity, what to push on, what to let go. How to get to signed without blowing up the relationship.
07
Financing the Acquisition
Seller financing, SBA 7(a), cash-flow-based debt, search fund structure. How to close a deal using other people's money — and why motivated sellers make this easier than it's ever been.
08
Due Diligence to Close
What to verify, how to run a data room, what kills deals in the final mile — and how to not be that buyer.
◈ The Platform

The infrastructure PE firms have internally.

Built for the individual operator who needs to look — and perform — like a professional acquirer from day one.

◈
Deal Sourcing
Pull off-market acquisition targets from EDGAR filings, SEC data, and curated industry databases. Deals that aren't on broker listings.
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Financial Modeling
LBO model, EBITDA normalization, SBA sizing calculator, return scenarios. Put in the numbers — the platform builds the model.
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IC Memo Builder
Investment committee memo generated from your deal data. Show up to a bank or equity partner looking like an institutional buyer.
⬡
Secure Data Room
Request documents, track what's been delivered, manage due diligence. No emailing PDFs. No Google Drive folders.
◎
Capital Network
12,500+ verified funds, family offices, and capital sources. If your deal needs equity co-investors or SBA lender introductions, they're here.
◈
Deal Intelligence
AI-powered analysis of any target company — comps, industry multiples, comparable transactions, flag risks before you spend on due diligence.
◎ Enrollment

Pick your path.

Everything Dan Pena charges $20,000 for — modernized, technology-backed, and built on tools you can actually use.

Builder
$2,500
one-time
  • —Full self-paced curriculum (both tracks)
  • —Deal modeling templates — LBO, SBA sizing, EBITDA normalization
  • —IC memo builder access
  • —Seller outreach scripts and LOI templates
  • —DEALITHIC platform — Pro plan, 12 months
  • —Private community access
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Most Popular
Operator
$5,000
one-time
  • —Everything in Builder
  • —Live cohort sessions with Anthony — monthly, 6 months
  • —Deal review — bring a live target, Anthony works through the model with you
  • —Fund and buyer network access for deal flow and co-investors
  • —EDGAR-sourced acquisition target lists in your sector
  • —LOI and deal structure feedback before you submit
Book Your Call →
Limited
Done-With-You
$12,500
4 seats / quarter
  • —Everything in Operator
  • —Anthony works your first deal alongside you — sourcing to signed LOI
  • —Direct introductions to lenders, equity partners, and deal sources
  • —Full IC memo and model reviewed before any offer is made
  • —Due diligence checklist and guidance through close
  • —Priority access to DEALITHIC's 12,500+ fund network
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◆ About Anthony

Built by someone who
has done this.

I had my Series 7 and 63 at 19. FINRA has the record. I spent the early part of my career at an international investment bank managing money for HNW clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

I've advised over 200 companies — startups raising venture capital, operators getting acquired by PE firms, companies going public through IPOs and Reg A+ offerings. I've built two companies that combined for $1.5M ARR and exited both.

I built DEALITHIC because I kept watching smart, capitalized operators stall out on the execution side — not because the deals weren't there, but because they didn't have the infrastructure to close them. This program is the fix.

Series 7 & 63
Licensed at 19. Verifiable through FINRA.
20 Years in Capital Markets
International investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and deal advisory.
200+ Companies Advised
Startups to PE-backed operators — across the full capital markets stack.
Founder × 2
Two companies, $1.5M combined ARR, both exited. Built from zero — twice.
Built DEALITHIC
The platform behind this program. Not theory — the actual tools deployed in live deals.
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Four million businesses.
One of them is yours.

Not a sales call. A conversation. We'll talk about where you are, what kind of business you want to own, and whether this program is the right fit.

If it's not the right fit, I'll tell you. If it is — let's get you into your first deal.

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anthony@dealithic.co · +1 (646) 439-9381