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In October, Kyle Turner sat down with Jamie Shafer to talk through best practices for PE teams scaling their workflows. Together, they explored how leading firms are using AI to curate and grow their networks, and increase deal flow in smarter, more targeted ways. Here’s one

How do you turn your tech stack into a competitive advantage? Most firms are drowning in tools that don't talk to each other. 70% are juggling both internal and external solutions, struggling to optimize what they have. Picus Capital took a different approach—they built an

Deal spotlight: Haveli Investments has completed its acquisition of @couchbase in an all-cash transaction valued at ~$1.5 billion, adding another enterprise-software platform to its growing portfolio. Congratulations to Couchbase and Haveli Investments on the successful close.

PE deal value hit $310B in Q3 — the highest quarterly total in 5 years. But fundraising is still lagging and exits remain slow. So what do winning PE firms do to stand out? ➡️ Map warm intro paths 6–12 months ahead ➡️ Track relationship “temperature” and trigger nurture plays

What does it take to get your entire firm to adopt new technology? That's one of the questions we're tackling next week with @Picus Capital @Abhijay Thacker will share how their team built an AI-powered tech stack with Affinity at the core—and more importantly, how they got

When you’ve got $3B in dry powder but no one’s picking up your call.

Market spotlight: @Aeromexico, backed by @apolloglobal and @Delta, is returning to the public market with a $2.9 B IPO, marking a major step in its post-bankruptcy recovery. Congratulations to everyone involved on what is set to be one of the largest Latin American airline IPOs

David Hefter has spent the last 20 years at @BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. He specializes in AI strategy for public and private markets investing, runs a weekly newsletter to keep his team up to speed on what’s happening in the AI market, and last week he spoke at

Meet Keegan Simzer, a Senior Solutions Engineer at Affinity. For almost 4 years, he’s helped PE firms ramp faster and close more deals with Affinity. Here, Keegan breaks down how Affinity helps firms like Invus Capital visualize their entire target universe and prioritize the

Don’t let your insights live in the screenshot graveyard. Add images like pitch decks and board meeting screenshots to your Notes so context doesn't vanish into thin air. https://t.co/0tANxSJQ3r

Join Reanesh from Affinity for a closer look at this quarter’s product updates, helping dealmakers: ✅ Streamline workflows ✅ Power better deal decisions ✅ Control visibility across their tech stack Oct 30 | 8 AM PT | 11 AM ET | 4 PM BST Register now: https://t.co/DR6rspmdZ9

Nearly 70% of PE firms are already testing or using AI to improve sourcing, diligence & portfolio ops. Yet the average PE firm only sees 18% of the relevant deals in its universe. The real edge? When dealmakers use AI to surface warm introductions, predict deal fit, and spot

Have opinions on the investment landscape (and AI) in 2026? Share them for a chance to win a $500 Airbnb gift card! https://t.co/JmXJvZZ2OM

🗽 Dealmakers meet under the NYC skyline. Join us Nov 20 at Midtown Terrace for an evening of networking and fresh perspective as Affinity CEO Ken Fine shares what’s next for the platform and the future of relationship intelligence. Register here ➡️ https://t.co/uIPgdXLIk9

This past year, we focused on removing friction at every stage of deal execution, enabling you to: ✓ Preview search results before clicking ✓ Calculate pipeline metrics automatically ✓ Turn Slack messages into notes instantly (yes, even DMs to yourself) At Campfire 2025, we

According to @DeloitteUS, 86% of corporate and private equity leaders now use generative AI and plan to boost spending by EoY. Do you think AI is changing the way PE firms approach dealmaking or is it just hype? Here's our take: https://t.co/P1xZ2g2BHu

Last year, production of electricity from solar panels rose 28.3% and wind power grew by 8.2%. Clean energy is on the rise and so are the investment opportunities that come with it. @jonahsurkes has spent the last 5 years at Generation Investment Management, a global sustainable

What does AI Look like in 2026 for Private Capital? Experts from Speedinvest, Sands Capital, Sentinel Global, Red Iron Group, KI Tua Fund, Vestberry, and Trenches Capital weigh in https://t.co/1yx3FrNWge

Deal spotlight: @CVC_Capital, a global private markets manager, has just struck a deal to buy into an international schools group at a €7bn valuation — more than triple what it was worth in 2021. Congratulations to everyone involved.

There are 1.3M+ fintech companies in North America alone. Finding the best acquisition targets is tough. What’s even tougher? Connecting with the people that lead to opportunities won. The best private equity firms all do the same thing. They build the strongest networks.