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DealFindr: How PE finds ‘the one’ in a crowded market

Faced with a surge in failed auctions, midmarket GPs are overhauling how deals are sourced. Stephanie Ball reports on the strategies being implemented to professionalise, seize control, and increase proprietary deals

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Super structures: The growth of alternative deal structures

Real Deals brings together an expert panel of GPs, LPs and key advisers to discuss the options available to dealmakers

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Exclusive: FPE Capital preparing fourth fundraise

UK and Ireland-focused private equity firm FPE Capital is preparing to kick off fundraising for its fourth vehicle, according to two sources familiar with the matter

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Accel-KKR’s Smart gamble nets 10x returns after failed first deal

How a failed first auction and an AI expansion led to 10x-plus returns and $1.8bn EV for Accel-KKR in a majority sale to Cinven

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