Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 23, 2025

SAETF, which closed at $120m in 2023 and reopened in 2024 due to strong demand and deal flow, has invested in utility-scale renewable energy projects, distributed generation, and energy efficiency initiatives. The Dam Nai wind farm in Vietnam, acquired by SUSI in October 2024, will serve as the platforms cornerstone asset.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 31, 2025

The potential transaction follows a wave of energy sector M&A activity, though analysts expect deal flow to slow in 2025 as consolidation among private oil and gas firms nears completion. Neither NGP nor Camino have commented, while RBC has declined to address the matter.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As a result, private credit deal flow in the region remains limited. While global institutions like BlackRock and Blackstone have made the Middle East a hub for fundraising targeting state-backed investors and large family offices international firms have yet to make significant local investments.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Ron Kantowitz, managing director and head of direct lending, pointed to favourable market conditions, noting that record capital raised in the private equity sector is driving increased M&A activity and generating strong deal flow.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

But there's one important negative that has investors worried right now: Realty Income needs a lot of deal flow to grow. But that's not unique to Realty Income, and in the next few years it could actually result in increased deal flow for the REIT. Management doesn't share that concern.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 19, 2023

Secondary managers bullish on deal flow, says Investec survey Submitted 19/07/2023 - 10:56am Managers of private equity secondary funds are bullish on deal flow for the remainder of 2023 and have continued appetite for debt, despite soaring interest rates, according to a new research conducted by banking and wealth management group Investec.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The funds will focus on buyout and later-stage growth equity investments in middle market companies across Shamrock’s target sectors, seeking to capture Shamrock’s proprietary middle-market deal flow, thematic approach, and expertise, and value creation capabilities by utilising the same strategy Shamrock has implemented since 2001.

Capital 93

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JUNE 20, 2024

Yes, as track record is a combination of deal flow and deal selection. You can show that you have deal flow, for example, by being a highly sought-after marketing advisor to top Y Combinator companies and that you’ve picked up equity options in these companies previously. Are there proxies for track record?

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

After closing SAETF in 2023 at $120m, the fund was reopened in 2024 based on strong deal flow and demand from LPs. With a presence in Singapore since 2019, SUSI has been an early mover in the Southeast Asian energy transition.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 13, 2024

I think the deals with Microsoft and Oracle bode well for Palantir's chances to continue partnering with the tech sector's largest businesses. Such relationships can help strengthen Palantir's deal flow pipeline and provide many cross-selling opportunities, ultimately serving as lucrative catalysts for the company and the stock.

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Private Equity Info

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The graph below shows the monthly trends of private equity deal flow and includes more than 80,000 acquisitions and 32,000 exits. We have tracked private equity platform acquisitions and exits for 25 years as part of our M&A Research Database.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2023

The REIT has two big catalysts ahead that should increase its deal flow and ability to finance new investment opportunities. Meanwhile, it has increased its payout every year since its public market listing in 1998. That dividend growth should continue. Providing a more attractive form of financing W.P.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

According to data from Pitchbook and Affinity’s annual predictions survey, more than a third of nearly 300 respondents identified due diligence criteria as a major factor impacting deal flow. With a 76% increase in the number of funds in operation from 2015 to 2023, the pressure to identify and close deals has never been higher.

Best Practices 45

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MAY 4, 2015

Does the firm have access to quality deal flow? What *is* really important for a venture fund? It really only boils down to a couple of questions--and that's how I'm going to simplify the story of my deck. Why would anyone want to take their money?

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This can result in repeat business in the form of refinancing within the portfolio or referral-deal flow. Moreover, Hercules has a unique opportunity to form strong relationships with the VCs that back many of its portfolio companies.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

For these reasons, many investors viewed the company as a government contractor and were skeptical of its prospects beyond lumpy public sector deal flow. Moreover, since it was founded nearly two decades ago, the company has fostered strong ties with the U.S. military and its Western allies.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 10, 2024

As liquidity constraints put pressure on the private equity industry, the secondaries market is expected to grow substantially over the next twelve months, with fundraising and deal flow set to expand, according to Investec’s latest Secondaries Report, Charting a Course for Further Growth.

High Net Worth Individuals 98

High Net Worth Individuals Deal Flow Buyout Assets 98

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DECEMBER 13, 2015

No VC has a magical stream of only high quality deal flow. I know this because I used to vet VCs for a living and they all pitch to their Limited Partners how many deals they see and how few they do. Plus, direct screening can be useful to a VC's future deal flow. Screening is part of the job.

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Venture Capital Deal Flow Angel Investors Capital 130

Axial

JULY 18, 2023

Food & Hospitality had the highest YoY deal flow (see below table). The Technology sector, on the other hand, had the highest YoY deal flow decrease. Deal Volume vs. Pursuit Rate The biggest discrepancy regarding these two metrics was in Healthcare, which ranked 6th for deal flow but 1st for pursuit rate.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

However, the deal flows and opportunities originating from the public sector tend to be much lumpier than those from the private sector. Relying too much on government business can make forecasting revenue and cash flow difficult. To be clear, being a government contractor is not a bad business, per se. Image source: Palantir.

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Consulting Consultants Deal Flow Prospects 130

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Are investors allowed to come into deals that the fund does side by side with the fund? This creates a source of deal flow for investors who aren’t out there full time creating opportunities. In fact, those deals are actually set up as mini-funds. Access to the partner.

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Axial

JUNE 20, 2024

Industrials has always been a leading industry for deal flow on the Axial platform, and Q1 of 2024 was no exception. Last quarter, the number of deals marketed in the industrials space on Axial was the highest it’s been since mid-year 2022, and it held fast (by more than 30%!)

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Progressio SGR, the Italian private equity firm, is raising a new fund, Progressio Investimenti III, in response to LP demand and a doubling of proprietary deal flow over the past five years. As with previous funds, the money will predominantly be spent on proprietary deals and primary buyouts.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Private equity firms are taking a more proactive and value-minded stance as deal flow starts to rise again, according to a new report from BluWave. The report highlights a record 49% of private equity projects are focused on human capital, a 36% rise on the previous year.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Park Square has previously provided financing to companies such as Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd and Trescal, and Doumar expects deal flow to continue increasing. He pointed out that while pricing has tightened, this has led to an uptick in transaction activity.

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Funds Deal Flow Banks Finance 98

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MARCH 24, 2014

They''re the only ones whose job it is to meet with the founders, lawyers, technologists, corp dev folks, media, professors, and talent all at the some time, not just to look for deal flow but to improve the quality of the ecosystem these companies are going into. Their guidance and network can also make these companies better.

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Startups Venture Capital Deal Flow Leveraging 148

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MAY 10, 2020

If deal flow is slow, a VC will take a meeting if you and your team seem mildly interesting even if your product isn’t. VCs are notorious for kicking tires. VCs take a meeting just to learn about an area.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 28, 2023

Goldman this week began laying off what is expected to be 250 employees, including around 125 managing directors, including investment bankers, as Wall Street braces for another round of interest rate hikes this year and deal flows remain in an interminable slump.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Today, deal flow is again being driven by liquidity needs given the slowdown in cash flows created by debt repayments, which has resulted from decreased M&A and capital markets activity,” Carter said.

Debt 98

Debt Deal Flow Asset Management Stakes 98

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

Many of the dynamics we observe in today’s market should drive robust deal flow over the near to medium term.” . “Looking forward, we expect continued broad interest in the asset class as investors seek exposure to investment opportunities that offer highly attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Funds 98

Funds Deal Flow Debt Asset Management 98

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

IAIM leverages the origination and proprietary deal flow capabilities of Investec’s franchises to deliver private market investment solutions for investors. According to a press statement, the partnership will seek to accelerate Investec’s sustainability progress, with a particular focus on enhancing data capture and evaluation.

Deal Flow 90

Deal Flow Leveraging Finance Financial Services 90

Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Pantheon’s deep expertise in private equity secondaries attracted investments from a wide range of new and existing clients.

Funds 130

Funds Deal Flow Finance Financing 130

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

IAIM aims to leverage the origination and proprietary deal flow capabilities of Investec’s direct lending team to deliver private market investment solutions for investors. Forry has been with Investec for almost seven years. In her previous role within Investec, she led cross-sector ESG research on UK listed companies.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Speaking at the Milken Institute’s inaugural Global Investors’ Symposium in Hong Kongm Lu said: “We see much bigger deal flows on the secondaries side, which is why we just launched our number eight private equity secondary strategy (fund), It is going to be a $10-$12 billion strategy (fund), bigger than the last fund.”

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Deal Flow 98

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

The latest deal flow shows how buyouts are evolving in this landscape, with direct lending acting as a significant feature of the market dynamics.” “The significant jump in buyout activity in the US and the huge resurgence in Europe mark a turning point since rising interest rates reset the dealmaking conditions two years ago.

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Buyout Deal Flow Leveraging Stakes 96

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

In addition, the trend of fund sponsors seeking liquidity solutions for their limited partners through organized transactions is expected to continue to contribute to significant secondary deal flow.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Financial Institutions 130

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s very easy to get caught up in processing your day to day deal flow without leaving enough time to come up for air and do some research. I told her to go find the best thinkers she could on a particular topic of interest and sit down for a discussion with them.

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