Trick or Treat 🍬

Hi there,

Happy Halloween! Today, I've got a pretty stacked lineup for you, so let's get into it.

Rachel & The Grata Team

No Haunted Houses Here

M&A activity in real estate services has consistently increased over the past 10 years amid population growth, shifting market dynamics as millennials enter home-buying years and boomers downsize, remote/hybrid work changing office use, ESG standards, and institutional investors focusing on alternative assets. In our brand-spanking-new PE Playbook, we dive deep into everything dealmakers need to know. Check it out here.

Mad (Data) Scientist

"Those who don't adopt AI are going to fall behind." That's a takeaway from the recent IPEM panel on how AI is reshaping private equity. In the fourth installment of our IPEM video series, Grata COO Nevin Raj discusses hiring changes, AI for deal sourcing and diligence, and agentic AI looking less like a chat box and more like a colleague. Watch the whole series here.

EVP, ESG, Same Thing

A UK-based manufacturing company specializing in environmental measurement and monitoring products is for sale in the Grata Deal Network, offering instrumentation, data buoys, monitoring platforms, sediment coring equipment, and marine instrument servicing.

For its work, the biz earns around $9.3M in revenue. It's working with a $3.5M EBITDA and a 37% margin.

Enter If You Dare

We're looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead development of Grata's Market Intelligence product and deal screening workflows. Apply here.

What a Clever Little Witch

The fall semester of Grata Scholars is underway! Session 3 is a GO for today.