Serava sources the companies you would actually acquire.
Private Equity Info
Private Equity Info describes itself as a research database of PE and investment firms, their funds, portfolio companies and key contacts.
Serava
Serava sources the target side: owner-operated businesses from government registries, ranked by fit, with owner names, direct contacts and years-in-business signals.
Feature
Serava
Private Equity Info
What is in the database
Buy side vs. target side
Named owner of a target business
Succession signal (years in business, UK director age)
Off-market businesses with no website
Sub-$20M Main Street focus
Ranked by acquisition fit
Pricing
Bottom line
Private Equity Info is a strong directory of PE firms, funds and dealmakers, not a source of acquisition targets. Serava sources those targets directly.
Sources checked
Last reviewed May 26, 2026. Competitor claims come from the public pages below.
They serve opposite sides of a deal. Private Equity Info maps the buy side: PE firms, funds, and dealmakers. Serava maps the target side: operating companies to acquire, with owner names and outreach signals. A buyer could use Private Equity Info to research firms and Serava to source targets.
Private Equity Info is primarily a directory of investment firms and their portfolios and contacts, not a source of owner-operated operating companies to acquire. Serava is built to source those targets directly from public registries.
No. Serava focuses on operating-company acquisition targets and the owners who run them. If your goal is to research or reach PE firms and dealmakers, Private Equity Info is the more relevant tool.
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