MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PE-Nexus, the leading online deal flow exchange for mid-market M&A professionals, today announced the release of version 2.0 of its industry-leading Deal Flow Exchange and Social Networking platform for M & A professionals. This upgrade allows an intermediary (such as an investment bank or boutique M&A advisory firm) to transfer a significant portion of a deal’s workflow – the tedious process of researching and creating a suitor list, methodically engaging and pitching its suitors, and efficiently exchanging deal information with interested parties – to the cloud.
“We are evolving beyond the antiquated model of ‘posting’ a deal to thousands of suitors in favor of a more surgical, workflow-oriented process,” said Tony Hill, PE-Nexus CEO and Co-Founder. “With 2.0, intermediaries can create their own suitor lists, engage them on their own timetable and – on a suitor by suitor basis – literally grant or revoke access to key deal-related documents from one easy-to-use control panel, alleviating the need to constantly attach and send the same documents repeatedly. This new workflow element frees up precious time and resources to take on more deals or invest in marketing/business development,” continued Hill. “It’s truly a game changer.”
Deal flow networks and posting sites permeate the business broker, venture capital and debt markets; however, concerns surrounding information control and security have so far precluded them from gaining a strong foothold in the middle-market M&A industry, particularly amongst the most illustrious investment banks and M&A advisory firms. Version 2.0 of PE-Nexus aims to change that with its revolutionary new Deal Manager and associated document-sharing and transparency-enhancing features.
“Over time, as online deal flow platforms become increasingly adopted, the resulting time savings and greater transparency promise to increase deal bandwidth, reduce firms’ per-deal risk exposure and, allow firms to represent riskier – albeit more lucrative clients without fear of ‘betting the ranch,” said Hill.
“PE-Nexus helps with the basic blocking and tackling of identifying new deals,” said Kevin Morro, of H.I.G. Capital. “I’ve expanded my deal flow network and increased deal flow through use of the service. Deals are sent directly into my deal flow inbox, saving me the time of having to ‘dial for dollars.”
Hill thanks his thriving user community of over 1,600 private equity firms, investment banks, boutique large M & A firms, and corporations for providing feedback on how the platform could enable them to do their job quicker, cheaper and better. “More importantly,” says Hill, “2.0 is an indication of things to come. Flexibility and workflow efficiency are themes that we intend to continue perfecting in subsequent upgrades.”
Since its launch, deal flow with aggregate revenues in excess of $24 billion has flowed through PE-Nexus. Called the ‘Facebook’ for M&A’ by the Mergers and Acquisitions Journal, PE-Nexus continues to drive innovation, promote greater efficiency, and facilitate relevant relationship-building within the fragmented mid-market M & A industry.
Key attributes of Version 2.0
-New ‘Private Process’ tool allows for intermediaries to build their own suitor list online, engage it on a suitor-by-suitor basis, and exchange deal-related documents using an intuitive push button interface.
-New ‘Deal Flow Inbox’ for financial and strategic suitors displays all deal flow in one convenient, interactive location
‘Suitor list generation recommends and scores suitors based on dozens of granular criteria
-Real-time transparency into all deal activity via a deal’s activity log
About PE-Nexus:
PE-Nexus is the leading online deal flow exchange for middle-market M&A participants with over 2,100 unique members from some 1,600 companies consisting of private equity groups, investment banks, and boutique M&A advisory firms. Founded in 2010, its intuitive deal marketing and deal origination interface reduces the cost and timeframe associated with processing and closing deals for sellers, and instantly expands deal flow for financial and strategic buyers. In parallel, PE-Nexus’ social network unites the fragmented mid-market with one centralized, immersive, online community. Combined, these attributes enable buyers, sellers, and advisors of middle market companies to close more deals, faster.
For more information on PE-Nexus, please visit, www.pe-nexus.com or call, 786-837-0866.