The World's Top Dealmakers: Ranked 🏆

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A League of Their Own

"M&A is experiencing a paradigm shift amid the rush for AI. Pursuing and securing deals in the last year has been more challenging than ever." Find out who the key players were in the 2025 Dealmakers League report from MergerLinks and Datasite here.

Ravioli, Ravioli, Give Me the Portfolioli

"Portfolio monitoring in private markets has historically been reactive, manual, and backward‑looking." Blueflame AI COO Justin Guthrie, CFA recently spoke at the Private Equity Wire® European Summit 2026 about rethinking portfolio management through AI innovation. We break down what dealmakers need to know here.

Straight from the Source

In 2025, M&A transactions in the EMEA market totaled some €1.2T — a 25% increase year-over-year. In a recent webinar hosted by Datasite and Grata, Ben Cole (FPE) and Robin Suresh (Grata) broke down what's happening on the front lines of European deal sourcing. Read more here.

Ever Heard of...AI?

A company specializing in applied AI services and custom enterprise solutions is for sale in the Grata Deal Network. California-based boutique software engineering firm serving logistics, education, and cybersecurity, with a team of 75.

Back to School

The spring Grata Scholars semester is starting up next month! Apply for a spot here.

Famous Last Words

ICYMI, we recently published our Guide to Building a Deal Sourcing Engine. Get your motor running here.