This year could see an increase in deal activity after a downturn in 2023, when buyouts were down roughly 20% and deal value fell 60% compared with 2022. PwC estimates there are now 250 overdue exits (specifically in Europe) and $2.6tn of dry powder waiting to be allocated globally. Below, we outline deal-sourcing platforms that could offer an edge during this high-activity period. For details on other deal sourcing datasets, please refer to our previous intelligence.   

In this piece, we discuss:

1. The deal sourcing basics
2. Deal sourcing datasets with proprietary metrics
3. Regional datasets
4. Use cases:
   1. 1. Datasets for deal sourcing tech companies
      2. Datasets for deal sourcing healthcare companies
      3. Datasets for tracking startups
5. Upcoming datasets (to the platform)
6. Key takeaways