Sell-Side / Buy-Side
Sell-side refers to firms that advise companies raising capital or selling assets (banks); buy-side refers to firms that invest capital (PE funds, hedge funds, asset managers). A single M&A deal typically has a sell-side advisor and a buy-side advisor.
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