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Great insights on staying ahead in today’s competitive M&A landscape.   Sourcing proprietary deals before they hit the market isn’t just an advantage - it’s a necessity. In their latest video, our partners at Grata break down 5 essential strategies to help dealmakers increase proprietary deal flow.   🎥 Worth a watch for anyone looking to sharpen their edge in private markets.

The Better Way to M&A Academy is the place to find the inside track on all things investment banking. Explore our VDR video tutorials alongside other M&A tips, career hacks, even restaurant guides - its the better way to start your IB journey. Get started: https://lnkd.in/dEEk5Fvu

The Americas real estate industry recorded notable declines in H1 2025, reflecting continued valuation mismatches and bid-ask spreads. Grab hold of Deal Drivers: Americas HY 2025 to dive deeper into the sector 👇 https://lnkd.in/ejrfF_b2

🎥 Watch Now: Healthcare M&A Gains Momentum After a period of hesitation and valuation mismatches, deal activity in healthcare is starting to accelerate. In our Datasite Spotlight Series, Kelly Weisenfels , Regional Sales Director, Midwest, highlights trends in the current state of healthcare M&A and unpacks the determinants fueling it. View the full segment here: https://lnkd.in/eCme7Wr2

🎲 The Deal Game: where everyone’s a winner. Are you ready to play? We take you through some of the biggest blockers, pitfalls, and friction points you’re likely to face on a typical deal – and then bring you the solutions, courtesy of Datasite, of course. https://lnkd.in/eJHjE-Ru

Providing answers. Solving problems. Checking up on progress. For your Project Pro, it’s all in a day’s work. Actually, make that 5,000 days. Because that’s how much expert help the Datasite Assist team delivered last year alone. And all at no extra cost. Now that’s proactive support. https://lnkd.in/eirjHFj7

Yesterday's panel on #AI in private markets at #PEMACOM2025 (pemacom - Private Equity and M&A Community), the industry's leading conference for cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments, was smart, practical and hugely engaging.   💡 Below are the actionable takeaways for anyone who couldn’t be there:   Big thanks to Marcus P. Höfer (base camp management consulting GmbH), Gokce Akkahve (FTI Consulting), Tim Cruttenden (VenCap International plc) and Andrew Bocskocsky (Grata) for the intriguing discussion.   𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺: • The hype is fading - what matters now is real implementation. VCs are making long-term conviction bets (think OpenAI/ScaleAI style), not chasing headlines.   𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀: • Europe - and Germany in particular - is shifting from pilots to targeted, task-level deployments. Change is often bottom-up, driven by AI champions within teams.   𝗥𝗢𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲: • Some projects deliver immediate time savings (we heard examples of 20-30% time saved; one task went from 6 weeks - 2.5 weeks). But ROI may be better measured by team adoption rather than direct cost savings.   𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: • U.S. invents, Asia scales, Europe regulates. Europe’s regulatory-first approach can build trust but may slow innovation.   𝟱–𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸: 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜: • AI will be ubiquitous, invisible, and deeply embedded in workflows • Adoption will be gradual, then sudden, with transformative impact • Every company will be AI-enabled, similar to the tech-enablement wave   𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: • Regulatory clarity (GDPR & model data sourcing) • Europe’s strategic direction: tech stack vs. data frameworks  • ROI inconsistency and lack of standardized measurement • Adoption gaps across regions and industries

🇫🇷 Can France’s M&A market weather ongoing political and financial instability? Deal value fell both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter in H1 - but the country’s sophisticated PE firms and corporates appear to have the experience and track record to navigate the downcycle and keep transactions flowing. 🔎 Explore the full insights in our latest Market Spotlight: https://lnkd.in/eBUTFits

An 18% drop in deal count paired with a 17% surge in value to US$1.2 trillion tells us something important: M&A isn’t slowing - it’s getting sharper, bigger, and more strategic.   Check out the latest Deal Drivers: Americas HY 2025 to see what’s driving this two-track trend, available now 👇   https://lnkd.in/ejrfF_b2

What is the future of dealmaking and how are we at Datasite supporting you? "We want to become that single platform that enables this ecosystem of high value deal makers all around the world" says Doug Cullen, Chief Product and Strategy Officer. ▶️ Watch the full Front of the Line webinar on-demand here: https://lnkd.in/eJfeEAxA