Deal Flow Bullet

One email, every Friday: a PE framework or piece of deal math worth keeping, what it looks like on a real middle-market deal, and career intel for people targeting the MM. Written by a former PE Senior Associate - not aggregated headlines.

What's Inside

Frameworks

One mechanic, worked

Working-capital pegs, add-back defense, debt sizing - the math shown, not described.

Deals

Middle-market lens

What current deal activity means for the funds that do 10–50 deals a year, not the mega-funds.

Careers

Recruiting intel

Off-cycle timing, fund archetypes, and interview patterns from inside the process.