Walk Through a Real
Acquisition.
From the Inside.
A two-day onsite intensive inside a business acquired, stabilized, and scaled by the Acquisition Hack team. Not a conference. Not a classroom. The real thing.
What This Is & What This Is Not
What This Is
- An immersive, in-person walkthrough of a real business that was sourced, acquired, stabilized, and scaled
- Direct access to the operators, the team, the systems, and the actual decisions that shaped the outcome
- Real artifacts you can study: LOI, APA, communications, and operational plans (sanitized under NDA)
- A compressed, high-density experience designed to shorten your learning curve by years
What This Is Not
- Not a conference with panels, sponsors, or networking happy hours
- Not a classroom, course, or slide deck presentation
- Not a pitch for additional products or upsells
- Not theoretical, hypothetical, or based on case studies from other people
Who This Is For
And who should not apply.
You Should Apply If
You Should Not Apply If
What You Leave With
This is not about information. You can find information anywhere. This is about pattern recognition, judgment, and operational intuition that only come from seeing the real thing.
A Tested Mental Model
Walk away with a clear framework for evaluating, structuring, and closing deals, built from a real transaction you witnessed firsthand.
Real Document Exposure
Study sanitized versions of actual deal documents: LOI, APA, communications, and operational plans used in a completed acquisition.
Direct Operator Access
Engage with the team that executed the acquisition. Ask questions, challenge assumptions, and understand what worked and what did not.
Clarity on Your Own Process
Identify the gaps in your acquisition approach, sharpen your timeline, and leave with a concrete sense of what you need to do next.
The Format
You will be inside the business. Walking the floor. Meeting the people.
Reviewing the decisions. Asking hard questions and getting direct answers.
Inside the Business
Not a hotel ballroom. You walk through the actual facility, meet real employees, and see real operations in motion.
Q and A Driven
This is not a lecture. The format is built around your questions. Bring your toughest ones. The team will answer directly.
NDA Required
To go deep, we require a signed NDA. This allows us to share the real numbers, real challenges, and real lessons without reservation.
Real Artifacts You Will Review
The 9 Pillars We Walk Through Onsite
Each pillar is grounded in a real decision, a real outcome, and a real lesson from the acquisition you are walking through.
Buy Box and Search Prep
Define your acquisition criteria, align your resources, and build a search strategy that filters signal from noise.
Deal Sourcing
On market and off market channels. How deals actually surface, and how to position yourself to see the best ones.
Deal Evaluation
How to assess a business quickly, identify value drivers, and determine whether a deal is worth pursuing before you invest significant time.
Due Diligence and Red Flags
The real diligence process, what to look for, what nearly killed this deal, and how to catch problems before they become yours.
Deal Structuring and Financing
Capital stack design, SBA lending, seller financing, equity positioning, and how the numbers actually come together at closing.
Closing
Final negotiations, legal mechanics, last-minute surprises, and what actually happens in the days leading to a signed deal.
Transition
The first 30 to 90 days post close. Introducing yourself to employees, vendors, and customers while keeping the business running.
Stabilization and Improvement
Operational improvements, system upgrades, team development, and the changes that move the business from surviving to performing.
Scaling plus Exit and Legacy
Growth strategy, operational leverage, and long-term positioning. How to build something that compounds, whether you plan to hold or exit.
Event Details
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Exact venue provided upon acceptance. You will be inside the operating business itself.
Schedule
Full Day
Complete onsite walkthrough, operational deep dive, and structured Q and A sessions throughout the day.
Half Day (ending noon to 2pm)
Continued deep dives, final Q and A, and closing discussions. Duration depends on group engagement.
Optional Extras
Per attendee
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
Meet Your Hosts
Meredith Grace & Jeremy Tomes
Operators, not influencers. Builders, not theorists.
Acquisition Hack is led by two hands-on operators who've been in the trenches — acquiring, integrating, fixing, and scaling real businesses with real teams, real payroll, and real consequences.
You're not learning from people who talk about deals. You're learning from people who close them — and then do the work that actually makes them worth more.
Learn the exact process they use to buy, fix, and scale businesses.
Apply to Attend
Seats are limited and acceptance is not guaranteed. Complete the application below and we will review it promptly.
The next deal you close will be shaped by what you learn here.
Pittsburgh. April 15 to 16, 2026. Limited seats. Application required.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is not a program, course, or event in the traditional sense. You are physically inside a real business that was acquired, stabilized, and scaled by the Acquisition Hack team. You are reviewing real documents, meeting real people, and examining real decisions. There are no slides, no stages, and no sponsors.
You will see real financials, communications, and operational details. The NDA protects the business and its team.
Attendance is intentionally limited to ensure high-quality discussion and direct access to the hosts.
Bring your questions, your acquisition criteria, and any deal challenges you're currently navigating.
No. The $4,900 covers full access to the two-day onsite intensive, all session materials, the sanitized document library, group dinner, and the optional sauna and cold plunge experience. Hotel and travel to Pittsburgh are your responsibility.
If you are not accepted you will be notified and no charge will be made. We may suggest a future cohort or alternative resources depending on where you are in your acquisition journey.
The experience is designed for the decision-maker. Substitutions are considered on a case-by-case basis and must be approved in advance.
Due to the limited and curated nature of the event, all sales are final once accepted. Please reach out directly if extraordinary circumstances arise.