by Nicholas Donato | May 10, 2021 | Corporate Dev.
Corporate development teams now realize they can’t get out of their relationship management systems what they actually need. That’s because corporate development software today does a marvellous job of managing relationships, or deal activity, but often as separate...
by Nicholas Donato | Feb 26, 2021 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Private Equity
Now that one in five venture capital exits goes to private equity, the industry has a golden chance to tap the ballooning VC-to-PE deal pipeline for exclusive referrals . By October of last year, private equity sealed more than 800 deals from this emerging channel,...
by Nicholas Donato | Jul 8, 2019 | Fund of Funds, Private Equity
Private equity firms are hiring more business development specialists. A recent Navatar poll discovered that four out of five firms are at least considering hiring a business development head, while around half already have a dedicated deal originator in place. What’s...
by Nicholas Donato | Aug 28, 2018 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Mezzanine, Private Equity, Venture Capital
Conferences are a critical part of the dealmakers’ toolkit. Networking is as much a science as art and putting a basic structure in place can help focus your limited conference budget on the right conferences, and get the most out of your connections. The question is...
by Nicholas Donato | Mar 6, 2018 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Hedge Fund, Mezzanine, Placement Agent, Private Equity, Private Equity Real Estate, Venture Capital
The path to institutional capital can seem murky at best. With few clear guidelines – and few straightforward success stories – a number of common misconceptions about the fundraising process persist in the market. These notions were revealed in a recent...
