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Deal sourcingAug 13, 2026

How to find off-market acquisition targets

The best acquisitions are often the ones nobody else was bidding on. Here is how deal teams find off-market targets: the channels, the target universe, and a repeatable workflow.

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Deal sourcingJul 30, 2026

AI in distressed M&A: how to spot turnaround targets and assess solvency risks faster

How AI-driven data platforms help M&A and restructuring teams source turnaround targets earlier and assess solvency risk before the deal process begins.

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Sourcing for M&A teams
Deal sourcingJul 9, 2026

How corporate development teams build a scalable deal origination engine

Systematic deal origination separates high-performing M&A teams from reactive ones. Here is how mid-market PE and corp dev teams build a repeatable sourcing process, and what tools make it work.

M&A target screening: how to build better longlists
Deal sourcingJul 8, 2026

M&A target screening: how the best deal teams build better longlists faster

Target screening is where most M&A processes win or lose time. This is a breakdown of what a modern screening tool needs to deliver, and how leading teams are doing it today.

Longlist tools in M&A
Deal sourcingJul 7, 2026

Why ChatGPT is not the right tool for M&A longlists

General-purpose AI tools have real limits when it comes to M&A longlist work. No registry data, no financials, no hidden gems. Here is what actually matters and what a better approach looks like.

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