Salesforce Becomes the Central CRM for an M&A Advisory Firm

At an M&A advisory firm, client relationships and deal activity were tracked across emails, spreadsheets, and a handful of tools. Over time, it became difficult to manage. This is where Redtag introduced Salesforce.

About:
The client is a firm specializing in M&A advisory for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) businesses. The firm works directly with buyers and sellers, managing outreach, deal activity, and follow-ups on a daily basis. Much of this work depends on manual coordination rather than automated processes.
Industry:
Professional Services
Partners since:
CLOUDS & TECHNOLOGIES:
Sales Cloud
Marketing Cloud
The challenges

Deal Tracking Across Emails and Separate Tools

Much of the firm’s sales activity ran through emails, spreadsheets, and external research platforms.

This made it difficult to:

  • capture deal details consistently from one deal to another
  • keep track of next steps across Buy-Side and Sell-Side work
  • get a full view of all active deals

Follow-ups often depended on manual effort, and information was not always easy to access or align across the team.

The firm needed a central system that would support how they already work, without forcing rigid processes or unnecessary automation.

The solution

Moving Sales Work Out of Spreadsheets and Into Salesforce

Redtag implemented Salesforce Sales Cloud as a foundation for managing relationships and deal activity, while keeping research tools independent. Here’s how the solution works:

Salesforce as the central workspace – Sales Cloud serves as the main place to manage leads, accounts, contacts, and opportunities.

Clear Buy-Side and Sell-Side pipelines – Separate pipelines define stages, ownership, and handoff points, reflecting how deals move in practice.

DocuSign integrated into deal workflow – Documents are sent, signed, and tracked directly within Salesforce, with status updates visible on each deal.

Basic marketing support with Account Engagement – Marketing Cloud Account Engagement handles listing emails, curated outreach lists, and simple nurture programs.

ZoomInfo integration for contact details – Missing information is added to leads and contacts directly within Salesforce.

Reporting for day-to-day tracking – Dashboards and reports show deal progress, activity, and next steps in one place.

The RESULT

What Changed in Day-to-Day Operations

The new setup made sales activity easier to manage and reduced reliance on manual coordination:

  • 25% less time spent on admin tasks – Centralizing deal and contact data reduced time spent searching across emails and spreadsheets
  • 15% faster follow-ups – Task tracking and clear next steps helped the team respond and move deals forward more consistently
  • 30% better access to deal and relationship data – Information is now available in one place instead of spread across multiple tools
  • 20% improvement in team coordination – Shared pipelines and visibility made it easier to stay aligned across Buy-Side and Sell-Side work

As a result, the team no longer needs to piece information together from different sources and can work from a single system. Deals are easier to track, and follow-ups no longer depend on manual reminders.

Maria Soviak

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