> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.valyu.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Private equity

> Sourcing, first-look and diligence workflows for private equity, built from websites, announcements and trade coverage.

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.

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  <a className="vx-wf" href="/use-cases/finance/sector-screening"><span className="vx-label">Sourcing</span><strong>Deal-sourcing signals</strong><span className="vx-wf-desc">Collect and deduplicate funding, acquisition and distribution announcements into a research queue.</span><span className="vx-wf-ex">European outdoor brands</span></a>
  <a className="vx-wf" href="/use-cases/finance/company-research"><span className="vx-label">First look</span><strong>Acquisition screening</strong><span className="vx-wf-desc">A cited first-look brief on ownership, products and routes to market, with open diligence questions.</span><span className="vx-wf-ex">Patagonia</span></a>
  <a className="vx-wf" href="/use-cases/finance/competitor-analysis"><span className="vx-label">Diligence</span><strong>Pricing and channels</strong><span className="vx-wf-desc">Compare a target with competitors on products, pricing and distribution, with evidence for each side.</span><span className="vx-wf-ex">IKEA versus MUJI home-office desks, UK</span></a>
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## See a finished report

<Card title="Software take-private screen" icon="file-lines">
  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](https://platform.valyu.ai/share/64d862ae-1d1e-4bf7-94b1-0cc8a5f22275), [download the CSV](/examples/pe-software-take-private.csv) or [see the request](/examples/pe-software-take-private-request.json.txt).
</Card>

## Run a workflow

Each workflow page has a runnable request and notes on checking the output. Use [Search](/search/quickstart) when your application owns retrieval and analysis, or [DeepResearch](/guides/deepresearch-quickstart) for a cited report and files. Check [data sources](/data-sources) for the evidence your task needs.

See how private equity firms use Valyu on [valyu.ai](https://www.valyu.ai/private-equity).


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