by Cindy Cao | Apr 13, 2020 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Mezzanine, Private Equity, Venture Capital
More than 50% of private equity firms do not leverage their own network that can help them source off-market deals, according to a survey that was part of Navatar’s roundtable hosted with ACG. Most firms struggle with institutionalizing their relationship data (as...
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 | Jun 14, 2016 | Asset Management, Corporate Dev., Fund of Funds, M&A, Private Equity, Private Equity Real Estate
You would be forgiven for believing that most private equity deals are sourced independently given the amount of time fund managers spend describing their “proprietary deal flow”, a persistent industry catchphrase. In fact, it is intermediaries that are the biggest...
