by Mike Perlongo | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Navatar is proud to announce the launch of our latest CRM platform, specifically designed to enhance deal sourcing for private equity firms. This advanced platform leverages state-of-the-art smart technology to help firms identify and pursue the most promising...
by Mike Perlongo | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Navatar is excited to unveil our latest CRM platform, designed to elevate the deal sourcing capabilities of corporate development teams. This innovative platform harnesses cutting-edge intelligence to streamline the identification of high-potential acquisition...
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 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 | 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...
by Nicholas Donato | Oct 6, 2016 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Hedge Fund, Mezzanine, Private Equity, Private Equity Real Estate, Venture Capital
Even four years on from Dodd-Frank pushing most of the industry under the SEC’s spotlight in 2012, private fund managers still have plenty of questions about what it takes to clear the exam process. The SEC has developed a deeper understanding of the industry’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...
by Alok Misra | May 12, 2016 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Hedge Fund, Mezzanine, Placement Agent, Private Equity, Private Equity Real Estate, Venture Capital
Placement agents are in vogue. There are tens of thousands of money managers and alternative asset fund managers that are totally dependent on them. In 2015, more than 50% of private equity funds that closed used a placement agent, according to Preqin. It isn’t hard...
by Alok Misra | May 16, 2011 | Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is the white-hot topic in information technology and salesforce.com is the leader in enterprise cloud computing. It’s incredible to consider, especially since when we started in 1999, the term cloud computing wasn’t even used. We...
