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Real Deals publishes the most important European private equity news, alongside deep analysis and comprehensive deal coverage.

The team at Real Deals also produces some of the industry’s most prestigious award ceremonies and conferences including Reals Deals Mid-Market, Real Deals Mid-Market Debt, Real Deals Value Creation, Real Deals ESG, and the Private Equity Awards.

Alongside the monthly print magazine, Real Deals is available as a digital edition, ideal for reading on desktops and tablets.

Real Deals Media is also the publisher of The Drawdown, which provides vital insight and analysis for mid- and back-office private equity professionals. Through its website, monthly print editions, regular seminars, an annual conference and an awards ceremony, The Drawdown aims to support the industry's operational leaders as their functions evolve.

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Editorial team

You can contact the editorial team at +44 (0) 207 360 3488 / +44 (0) 207 360 3485 / editorial@realdealsmedia.com

Taku Dzimwasha, Editor

Taku joined Real Deals in February 2023 as editor, coming from information provider TMT Finance, where he spent over four years as EMEA editor. He has been reporting on financial news since 2014, including stints at Euromoney's Metal Bulletin (now Fastmarkets) and IC Publications' African Business magazine.

Taku graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with a Master's degree in journalism.

Shivani Khandekar, Reporter

Shivani joined Real Deals in September 2022 after graduating in financial journalism from City, University of London. She has previously worked as an assistant producer for CNBC in India and has also interned with Agence France-Presse. As a 20-year-old undergraduate studying economics, she covered India’s federal budget from the parliament, which drove her to take up a career in journalism.  

Xhulio Ismalaj, Reporter

Xhulio joined Real Deals in September 2022 as a junior reporter. Since graduating with an MSc in Global Politics from Durham University, he has worked in communications and marketing. His Financial Times internship as an Accounting and Finance undergraduate inspired a return to the newsroom.

Sales and Marketing

Ram Kumar, Commercial director

Ram joined Real Deals in October 2016 from Euromoney Institutional Investor, where he headed up advertising sales for Fastmarkets. He also has over half a decade’s experience working with alternative asset classes and brings in a wealth of experience from his tenure at PEI, where he headed up advertising for Infrastructure Investor. Ram is a postgraduate in International Business from the University of Bedfordshire.