Assessing the value of active-deal intelligence

I recently left my role as a platform architect sourcing candidates for an executive search firm. I built an internal platform that identified managers and executives in the midst of undisclosed M&A deals, and our firm would then reach out for placement offers. The companies involved were mostly small- to large–middle-market, and almost all had a sell-side investment bank sending teasers to select buyers. I’m wondering whether this type of capability -sourcing undisclosed, teaser-phase deals—would be highly valuable to PE firms, Private Credit, and brokers, and whether I should apply to these firms based on this skill set. 

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