Investment Banking

How to improve CRM data quality and integrity

Poor CRM data costs you deals. Fix duplicate records, incomplete fields, and outdated info with these 9 actionable strategies for deal teams.

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800 public software companies already exist. Why IPO yours?

Morgan Stanley's Global Head of Software Banking explains the demand-side logic that actually governs IPO decisions—why a public investor would own your stock instead of 800 liquid alternatives.

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Looking beyond traditional CRMs to develop your relationship intelligence

As CEO of Affinity, Ray’s goal is to bring relationship intelligence to the world at large because every opportunity begins with a relationship.

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The mandate is won before the bake-off starts: How Morgan Stanley won the Hinge Health IPO

Four banks pitched for the Hinge Health IPO. Morgan Stanley won. The outcome was 15 years in the making. A senior banker explains why mandates are won before the bake-off starts.

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Why intelligent CRMs are replacing spreadsheets for mandate management

Learn why tech-forward investment banks are moving away from the spreadsheet and toward CRM platforms that support their relationship-driven deals.

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What is data exhaust, and why should it matter to your investment team?

Data exhaust is background data produced from online interactions and activities. Learn how capturing and using this data can make you a better investor.

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6 ways to strengthen your Salesforce data management

Optimize your firm's Salesforce data management with these 6 best practices. Learn how to improve data quality and use automation for better dealmaking.

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How to establish and maintain Salesforce data hygiene best practices

Implement Salesforce data hygiene practices to improve deal outcomes. Follow 6 steps to clean up your CRM, maintain quality standards, and boost productivity.

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A guide to Salesforce data cleansing

Improve dealmaking with clean Salesforce data. Explore proven CRM data cleansing methods and best practices to eliminate errors and enhance data quality.

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How improving sales velocity can increase revenue

Increasing your sales velocity and your revenue go hand-in-hand. Read on to learn how to calculate, measure, and improve sales velocity.

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How to boost sales productivity

Discover the power of sales productivity and how you can improve your B2B sales team’s productivity to close more high-quality deals.

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Relationship management: Definition, process, and differences from relationship intelligence

Discover how relationship management systems help firms build stronger connections—CRM types, benefits, and why relationship intelligence drives better results.

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Moving Beyond the Spreadsheet: A Primer for Investment Bankers

Learn how and why Excel veterans are making the switch to a relationship intelligence CRM designed for dealmaking.

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Lessons your firm can learn about M&A growth trends from industry interaction data

To make sense of M&A industry macro trends, we explored Affinity's platform data to take a closer look at how firms interact with deals at a micro level.

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M&A pipeline management: strategies, resources, and tools

Learn how to optimize your M&A pipeline management with proven strategies and modern tools. Overcome common challenges to streamline your deal flow process.

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M&A’s bullish comeback

Gain expert insights into the factors driving M&A activity in 2024. Plus, learn key strategies for using relationships and AI to win more transactions.

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Investment banking industry trends

Learn how the top investment banks, 2021’s largest deals, and busiest geographies and industries are shaping future investment banking trends.

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Independent reviewer finds Affinity for Salesforce transformative

Salesforce Ben, an independent review, explored the Affinity for Salesforce integration and found activity tracking that actually works—and so much more.

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Building an intelligent deal management pipeline for Investment Banking

Let’s look at how your firm can rely on specialized relationship intelligence technology to more efficiently track, manage, and close your mandates.

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Step-by-step guide to Salesforce activity tracking

Discover how to track sales activity in Salesforce so you can source, manage, and close more high-quality deals.

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How to build a high quality M&A deal team

Learn how to build and manage a successful M&A deal team. Discover key roles and how modern pipeline management software can accelerate deal flow and outcomes.

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How relationship intelligence is reshaping remote investment banking

M&A activity rebounded to explosive heights in 2021. Now, firms are adopting new technologies to maintain momentum as the workforce adjusts again.

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How investment bankers used Affinity to navigate 2021’s M&A market

Learn how relationship intelligence enabled Affinity clients to keep up with the demands in 2021’s explosion of M&A deal activity.

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How I applied machine learning to my real-time network and built $600k of warm pipeline in 5 minutes

Affinity's AI technology offers a new way to prospect. Find out how tapping into the real-time network of your entire company can help build pipeline faster.

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How data entry automation empowers investment bankers to focus on deals

A clunky CRM can cost mandates and revenue. Learn why Dara Lane Capital chose automation and how they close more mandates with relationship intelligence.

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How are machine learning and artificial intelligence used in investment banking?

Learn all about AI in investment banking, so you can assess where you can use AI and machine learning to improve your workflows today.

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Five reasons Salesforce for Outlook users are transitioning to Affinity for Salesforce

Why are teams switching from Salesforce for Outlook to Affinity? Get relationship insights, unlimited storage, and automation that saves 200+ hours annually.

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Top M&A KPIs: The key early-stage deal evaluation metrics you should be tracking

Learn the most important M&A KPIs across revenue, customer, and employee metrics to evaluate merger opportunities. Plus, discover how to track them effectively.

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Doubling down on security standards to protect customers with ISO 27001

Learn about our latest security standard and how it protects company and customer data.

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Deal sourcing advice from Eden Global Partners and Solganick & Co

3 investment banking tips that touch on performance metrics, relationships, and technology.

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CRM data management best practices for private capital firms

Proven CRM data management practices for private capital firms: automate data capture, govern records, and keep your CRM accurate and deal-ready.

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Aligning your team for business development success

Relationship management and relationship intelligence are two crucial components to business development success but typical CRMs fall short and are too clunky.

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Why built-in business intelligence is superior to spreadsheet analysis

Explore how intelligent CRM platforms are improving reporting workflows by automatically capturing data and turning data insights into action.

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Why it's time to automate CRM data entry

Are you still being bogged down by the burden of manual data entry? It's time to automate CRM data entry—and we're here to show you how to do it.

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AI highlights from TrailblazerDX that Salesforce Admins need to know

Missed Salesforce TDX 2024? We’ve got you—here are the main AI takeaways you’ll want to know if you’re a Salesforce Admin.

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Your Affinity workflow now lives in Outlook

Learn more on how Affinity for Outlook enables you to manage deals, conduct research, and optimize your deal process all from within your inbox.

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Account planning: How to grow key accounts and increase revenue

Learn how effective account planning can increase revenue, customer retention, and employee productivity for your sales team.

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A closer look at how AI can transform Investment Banking

Explore how AI is helping investment bankers make decisions faster and manage relationships efficiently so they can find and close more high-quality deals.

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How to improve CRM data quality and integrity

800 public software companies already exist. Why IPO yours?

Looking beyond traditional CRMs to develop your relationship intelligence

The mandate is won before the bake-off starts: How Morgan Stanley won the Hinge Health IPO

Why intelligent CRMs are replacing spreadsheets for mandate management

What is data exhaust, and why should it matter to your investment team?

6 ways to strengthen your Salesforce data management

How to establish and maintain Salesforce data hygiene best practices

A guide to Salesforce data cleansing

How improving sales velocity can increase revenue

How to boost sales productivity

Relationship management: Definition, process, and differences from relationship intelligence

Moving Beyond the Spreadsheet: A Primer for Investment Bankers

Lessons your firm can learn about M&A growth trends from industry interaction data

M&A pipeline management: strategies, resources, and tools

M&A’s bullish comeback

Investment banking industry trends

Independent reviewer finds Affinity for Salesforce transformative

Building an intelligent deal management pipeline for Investment Banking

Step-by-step guide to Salesforce activity tracking

How to build a high quality M&A deal team

How relationship intelligence is reshaping remote investment banking

How investment bankers used Affinity to navigate 2021’s M&A market

How I applied machine learning to my real-time network and built $600k of warm pipeline in 5 minutes

How data entry automation empowers investment bankers to focus on deals

How are machine learning and artificial intelligence used in investment banking?

Five reasons Salesforce for Outlook users are transitioning to Affinity for Salesforce

Top M&A KPIs: The key early-stage deal evaluation metrics you should be tracking

Doubling down on security standards to protect customers with ISO 27001

Deal sourcing advice from Eden Global Partners and Solganick & Co

CRM data management best practices for private capital firms

Aligning your team for business development success

Why built-in business intelligence is superior to spreadsheet analysis

Why it's time to automate CRM data entry

AI highlights from TrailblazerDX that Salesforce Admins need to know

Your Affinity workflow now lives in Outlook

Account planning: How to grow key accounts and increase revenue

A closer look at how AI can transform Investment Banking