Case Study: Brenntag Accelerates M&A Target Screening with Grata

Brenntag cuts target screening time from 15,000 companies to 500 with Grata

Brenntag, a global leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, relies on M&A as a key growth lever in its fragmented market. Before using Grata, Brenntag's team struggled with inefficient target screening. Their previous tool used rigid industry-code searches that often surfaced irrelevant companies, making broad screening difficult and costing valuable time and resources.

Grata provided a solution with its natural language screening and AI Similar Search features, which allowed Brenntag to start from a broad list and rapidly narrow it down with intuitive filters. This made the screening process significantly more budget and time efficient. The team also integrated Grata with Blueflame AI for deeper market reports, creating an end-to-end workflow from target discovery through market diligence within the Datasite ecosystem.

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