Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for identifying potentially successful transactions and matching two or more businesses based on a plurality of objective and subjective data points related to each individual business. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the two or more businesses are matched in a manner that maximizes potential success of one or more transactions between the two or more businesses. Transactions may include, but are not limited to, mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures. One of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that the system and methods of the present invention could be used to maximize the potential success of any type of transaction, and embodiments of the present invention are contemplated for use with any type of transaction.