# How Do PE Deal Teams Source Deals With Revnu?

> The best five things a private equity or search fund deal team can hand Revnu, and the workflows and watches that fit. Thesis-matched companies with the founder at each, Companies House filings and director changes on a watchlist, add-on targets for a portfolio company, and founder outreach for your approval.

Canonical: https://revnu.com/docs/role-pe-deal-team
Last updated: 2026-11-07

Proprietary deal flow starts with a thesis and a watchlist. Revnu builds the list of companies that fit, finds the founder at each, keeps an eye on their filings, and drafts a first note for your approval.

> Every morning at 8am, check these 20 UK companies on Companies House for new filings, director appointments and resignations, and tell me what changed.

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## Your best five asks

### 1. Companies that match the thesis

> Find UK B2B software companies with 20 to 200 staff, founder-led, with no announced institutional funding. Show the evidence for each and the founder's name.

### 2. A watchlist of filings and directors

> Watch Companies House for these 30 companies and tell me when one files accounts, changes a director or registers a charge.

### 3. Add-on targets for a portfolio company

> Find 25 companies that look like this portfolio company by service, size and region, and could be bolted on. Rank them by fit.

### 4. Founder outreach

> Write a short, personal note from me to the founder of each company on the list, asking for a conversation about the business. Show me every one before it goes out.

### 5. Signals of change

> Check the companies on our watchlist for new senior roles, big hiring pushes and tools added or dropped in the last 30 days, and tell me which ones moved.

## Workflows and watches that fit

- [Company filings and director changes](https://revnu.com/docs/workflow-recipes.md#company-filings-and-director-changes): every morning, on your watchlist.
- [Lookalikes of your best customers](https://revnu.com/docs/workflow-recipes.md#lookalikes-of-your-best-customers): reuse it for add-on targets.
- [Target accounts that open a new role](https://revnu.com/docs/workflow-recipes.md#target-accounts-that-open-a-new-role): hiring at watched companies.
- [Event speakers and sponsors, before the event](https://revnu.com/docs/workflow-recipes.md#event-speakers-and-sponsors-before-the-event): founders to meet at sector conferences.
- [Newly incorporated companies](https://revnu.com/docs/workflow-recipes.md#newly-incorporated-companies): new entrants in a sector and region.
- [Daily news in your space](https://revnu.com/docs/workflow-recipes.md#daily-news-in-your-space): sector news, filtered for your thesis.

## Related

[Find companies](https://revnu.com/docs/uc-find-companies.md), [find leads in a niche](https://revnu.com/docs/uc-niche-leads.md), [find leads by buying signal](https://revnu.com/docs/uc-buying-signals.md) and [workflow and watch recipes](https://revnu.com/docs/workflow-recipes.md).

## Frequently asked questions

### Can Revnu read Companies House?

Yes. Revnu reads public company filings and officer records, and reports new filings, director appointments and resignations for the companies you name. The first check sets a baseline, then each run reports what's new.

### Can Revnu tell whether a company has taken funding?

Revnu reports funding rounds that have been announced, with dates and investors, and shows the evidence it found for each company. Confirm ownership in your first conversation with the founder.

### Will Revnu contact founders without asking?

Your first sequence always waits for your yes, and your approval settings decide the rest. Add "show me every one before it goes out" and each note waits in **Review**.