Pickin' Up 'Sell' Vibrations

How private equity deal sourcing has evolved, Grata's new Seller Intent tool for spotting sellers early, and why agentic AI beats static workflows.

Hi there,

I hope that no matter what you celebrate, you all swept the aisles of your local pharmacy for half-price Easter candy this week.

Rachel & The Grata Team

Winning Tactics

Private equity deal sourcing has evolved from a reactive exercise into one of the most strategic functions in the investment process. We break down the strategies, processes, and best practices that the glowiest of PE firms use to win here.

It's a 'Vibes' Thing

Grata's new Seller Intent monitors aggregated, anonymized research at scale to flag companies that are in the early stages of exploring a sale. To learn all about how Seller Intent works, download our latest white paper here.

OK Speed Racer

Deal teams are being forced to pump the brakes — not because they lack powerful engines, but because they're zig-zagging around obstacles like static keyword search, fragmented private market data, manual workflows, and context switching. The teams that win drive with a copilot: Agentic AI.

Learn more from Grata's Head of Product, Pallavi Pal, in the latest episode of GrowthTV from ACG here.

Dig in the Dirt

An environmental services provider is currently for sale in the Grata Deal Network — offering soil and water remediation, abatement, lift stations, aboveground storage tank and piping inspection and repairs, and waterway-related work.

For its efforts, the biz pulls in around $10.2M in revenue. It's working with a $2M EBITDA and a 20% margin.

First Day of School

The first session of the Grata Scholars spring semester is happening TODAY!

Famous Last Words

In honor of the Scholars program kicking off today, I present to you, "Lesson 1."

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