Introducing Smart Deal Platform for Corporate Development

Even the perfect deal comes with due diligence challenges for corporate development teams. To obtain the appropriate sign-offs to move the deal forward, the team must become expert project managers with high levels of attention to detail, coordinating multiple...
Should You Hire a Business Development Professional?

Should You Hire a Business Development Professional?

As more GPs consider hiring dedicated deal originators, important questions remain: What is driving the need, what should be their primary function, what are the key challenges, etc. In this expert roundtable, Navatar explores these questions and more by analyzing the...
Six Fallacies of Proprietary Deal Sourcing

Six Fallacies of Proprietary Deal Sourcing

On the back of new exclusive research, Navatar and Exit Strategies have identified the leading causes of preventing private equity firms from successfully sourcing and closing proprietary deals. From misestimating the time required to nurture a deal, to entering...