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Deal research desk RACI: who does what between your deal team and an offshore analyst

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Connext

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Published on

November 4, 2026

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min read

AI can surface hundreds of acquisition targets in minutes; verifying them is where deal teams lose the week. This one-pager gives private equity, corporate development, and investment banking leaders a working RACI for a deal research desk: who owns sourcing, qualification, verification, approvals, and the final investment decision when a dedicated offshore analyst joins the workflow. Includes research workflows, quality checkpoints for AI-generated targets and financial data, and a weekly operating cadence that keeps decision-ready outputs moving without ceding control.

35%

Faster estimate turnaround

$180K

Saved in annual overhead

3 weeks

To onboard estimators

0

Missed bid deadlines

Summary

AI can identify hundreds of acquisition targets, but verifying them takes time and resources. This one-pager explains how a dedicated offshore deal research analyst can support sourcing, qualification, and deal preparation while your investment team retains full control over decisions.

What You'll Learn

  • Clear Role Ownership: Who handles research, verification, approvals, and investment decisions.
  • Research Workflows: How offshore analysts support sourcing, qualification, and deal preparation.
  • Quality Checkpoints: How to verify AI-generated targets, financial data, and supporting sources.
  • Weekly Operating Cadence: How to organize research priorities, flag exceptions, and prepare decision-ready outputs.

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The Challenge

A company-wide hiring freeze left the client’s project teams without enough in-house estimators to keep pace with a growing pipeline of construction and engineering bids. In an industry where precise cost estimating is the foundation of effective project budgeting and resource allocation, every delayed estimate risked a missed submission deadline — and a lost contract.

The Approach

Connext matched the client with independent contractors who specialized in construction cost estimating, then helped rebuild a structured, multi-step budgeting process from the ground up:

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