Market-access tie
The broker includes DSOs or PE-backed groups in the buyer pool.
- Evidence needed
- Marketing materials, buyer list, offer log, engagement scope
- Next question
- Who received the opportunity, when, and under what seller instruction?
System lesson · Connections
“They work with DSOs” is not one fact. It can mean five different things.
Public marketing can often establish market access or an advertised service. It usually cannot establish a hidden payment, ownership relationship, referral, or data flow. DenQAI separates the categories so the evidence request matches the concern.
Connection taxonomy
Make the claim no broader than the record.
Service tie
The firm advertises DSO, private-equity, roll-up, or M&A sale services.
- Evidence needed
- Service page, proposal, engagement agreement
- Next question
- Which services were used in this transaction and for whom?
Compensation tie
A DSO, lender, vendor, or another participant provides a referral, sourcing, success, or other benefit.
- Evidence needed
- Written disclosure, invoice, engagement, referral agreement
- Next question
- Who paid, how much, for what event, and was the client told?
Ownership or affiliate tie
Participants share ownership, control, management, or a formal affiliate relationship.
- Evidence needed
- Entity records, beneficial-ownership disclosure, governing documents
- Next question
- Which entity controls which decision and what interest is held?
Referral or data-sharing tie
Applicant, seller, buyer, or practice information moves between participants.
- Evidence needed
- Consent, privacy notice, referral agreement, correspondence, access log
- Next question
- What data moved, under what permission, for which use, and how long is it retained?
Evidence ceiling
Do not upgrade a visible service into an invisible motive.
Can show what the firm says it offers. It does not show what happened in your transaction.
Can justify a conflict or referral question. It does not establish an undisclosed fee.
Can show named ownership or control facts. It may not reveal every beneficial or contractual right.
Can document what the person experienced. It does not automatically establish another party’s legal duty or motive.
If you suspect data sharing
Preserve the sequence before making the accusation.
- Record exactly what information was supplied, to whom, and on what date.
- Identify later contacts that appeared to know nonpublic details.
- Preserve applications, privacy notices, referral authorizations, emails, call notes, and vendor introductions.
- Ask whether the recipient was an affiliate, service provider, joint marketer, referral partner, or unrelated third party.
- Have qualified counsel evaluate the contracts, applicable law, regulator, and possible explanations.
The point is not to dilute a serious concern. It is to convert the concern into a record that can be tested.
Next lesson
See how separate incentives can become one practical decision chain.
A lender, market study, site, contractor, equipment plan, and growth forecast may shape each other even without a single mastermind.
Open the decision chain