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Private companies leave little on the public record, so the evidence sits in company websites, announcements and trade coverage. These workflows cover the early stages of a deal, from finding candidates to comparing a target with its competitors, and record which questions the public record cannot answer.
SourcingDeal-sourcing signalsCollect and deduplicate funding, acquisition and distribution announcements into a research queue.European outdoor brandsFirst lookAcquisition screeningA cited first-look brief on ownership, products and routes to market, with open diligence questions.PatagoniaDiligencePricing and channelsCompare a target with competitors on products, pricing and distribution, with evidence for each side.IKEA versus MUJI home-office desks, UK

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Software take-private screen

A Max-mode screen of US-listed software companies for take-private fit, every row built from SEC filings with a dated share price. Open the report, download the CSV or see the request.

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Each workflow page has a runnable request and notes on checking the output. Use Search when your application owns retrieval and analysis, or DeepResearch for a cited report and files. Check data sources for the evidence your task needs. See how private equity firms use Valyu on valyu.ai.