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Summary
As law firms begin planning growth initiatives and business development priorities for the year ahead, one question remains at the center of every strategy: where will the next opportunities come from? Fundraising activity, emerging deal trends, sector investment patterns, and early market signals can provide valuable insight into where future legal work is likely to develop. The challenge is turning that intelligence into an actionable strategy that helps firms prioritize industries, identify prospective clients, and engage opportunities before competitors.
Join experts from S&P Global Market Intelligence and With Intelligence for a discussion on how law firms can leverage fundraising intelligence, deal activity, relationship data, and forward-looking market insights to uncover opportunities earlier and support business development efforts. The session will highlight how the combined capabilities of S&P Global Market Intelligence and The Deal bring together fundraising intelligence, market insights, and transaction activity in a unified workflow, helping firms spot emerging opportunities and engage prospective clients earlier in the business development cycle.
Key Takeaways
- Identify sectors and markets likely to generate future legal work
- Use fundraising and deal intelligence to uncover opportunities earlier
- Support practice growth initiatives with data-driven business development planning
- Align partner outreach and client targeting with emerging market activity
- Build a proactive framework for identifying opportunities before deals come to market
Speakers
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Michael Brown
Editor, The Deal
Michael is managing editor at The Deal, part of With Intelligence and M&A Deals, where he oversees editorial strategy for private equity and corporate transactions coverage. Michael began his career at The Deal as a reporter covering the FDIC’s takeover of the banking industry after the global financial crisis. He has also covered notable topics including private equity’s early entry into sports and entertainment, healthcare facilities, and clean energy. He has held roles as an associate editor, senior reporter, and researcher, with a focus on private companies, M&A and professional services.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Julie Solerwitz
Head of Business Development, With Intelligence
Julie is the Head of Business Development for Private Equity and has joined S&P through the acquisition of With Intelligence. She has been in the financial services industry for 15 years and has worked closely with law firms for over 10 of those years helping build out their M&A and Private Equity practices. She now oversees a team who works in the Private Markets on their business development and strategy needs. Before With Intelligence, she was a VP at SPS, by Bain & Co. And prior to that an AE at Mergermarket.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Joseph Toomey
Director, Data and Research
Joe is a Director within the Desktop Product & Market Development team with a focus on the Corporates and Professional Services segment. He has been with S&P Global since 2012 working in various roles within the organization, starting in Client Support before moving on to the Ratings organization as an Analyst in the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities group. Joe then moved to the Commercial organization covering Investment Banking, Private Equity, Professional Services, Corporates and Insurance firms. He now oversees Product and Market Development for the Corporates and Professional Services workflows with a focus on the S&P Capital IQ Desktop. Before S&P, Joe worked as an Associate at Dealogic covering Debt Capital Markets.
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