feat(firm): /firm 'Active Dealmakers' page — deal flow grouped by acquiring firm (ranked by volume/count, expandable to each firm's deals, deep-linkable ?name=), + acquirer link on deal cards → /firm (href-deeper rule). REPOINT feature #1 visible layer, built on parseAcquirer/acquirer. Pure client-side off /api/deals (zero server.js edits — express.static serves it at /firm); null-acquirer deals honestly excluded + disclosed, never bucketed as a phantom firm.

8d29e4274e0118a4ae533d3fe3f49a7a63aa0cde · 2026-08-06 15:24:41 -0700 · Steve
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commit 8d29e4274e0118a4ae533d3fe3f49a7a63aa0cde
Author: Steve <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Thu Aug 6 15:24:41 2026 -0700

    feat(firm): /firm 'Active Dealmakers' page — deal flow grouped by acquiring firm (ranked by volume/count, expandable to each firm's deals, deep-linkable ?name=), + acquirer link on deal cards → /firm (href-deeper rule). REPOINT feature #1 visible layer, built on parseAcquirer/acquirer. Pure client-side off /api/deals (zero server.js edits — express.static serves it at /firm); null-acquirer deals honestly excluded + disclosed, never bucketed as a phantom firm.
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 public/deals.html |   1 +
 public/firm.html  | 172 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/public/deals.html b/public/deals.html
index cd3a06db..4dd41e4f 100644
--- a/public/deals.html
+++ b/public/deals.html
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ function render(){
         <div class="addr">${esc(d.address||d.title)}</div>
         ${loc?`<div class="meta"><span class="drill" data-filt="q" data-val="${esc(loc)}" title="Filter by ${esc(loc)}">📍 <b>${esc(loc)}</b></span>${d.size_label?`<span>📐 ${esc(d.size_label)}</span>`:''}${d.year_built?`<span>🏗 ${esc(d.year_built)}</span>`:''}</div>`:''}
         ${(d.buyer||d.seller||d.broker)?`<div class="meta parties">${d.buyer?`<span class="drill" data-filt="q" data-val="${esc(firmKey(d.buyer))}" title="Buyer — filter by ${esc(firmKey(d.buyer))}">🟢 <b>${esc(d.buyer)}</b></span>`:''}${d.seller?`<span class="drill" data-filt="q" data-val="${esc(firmKey(d.seller))}" title="Seller — filter by ${esc(firmKey(d.seller))}">🔴 ${esc(d.seller)}</span>`:''}${d.broker?`<span class="drill" data-filt="q" data-val="${esc(firmKey(d.broker))}" title="Broker — filter by ${esc(firmKey(d.broker))}">🤝 ${esc(d.broker)}</span>`:''}</div>`:''}
+        ${d.acquirer?`<div class="meta"><a href="/firm?name=${encodeURIComponent(d.acquirer)}" title="See every deal RENTV has ${esc(d.acquirer)} in" style="color:#c8102e;font-weight:700">🏢 ${esc(d.acquirer)}</a></div>`:''}
         ${(d.address&&d.title)?`<h3>${esc(d.title)}</h3>`:''}
         ${d.created_at?`<div class="when" title="${esc(d.created_at)}">🕓 Added ${esc(fmtDateTime(d.created_at))}</div>`:''}
         <div class="cardfoot">
diff --git a/public/firm.html b/public/firm.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29e8b9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/firm.html
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head>
+<meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+<title>Active Dealmakers — RENTV.com</title>
+<meta name="description" content="Who's buying commercial real estate across the Western U.S. — RENTV deal flow grouped by acquiring firm, ranked by tracked transaction volume.">
+<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"><link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,700;0,800;1,600&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+<style>
+  :root{--red:#c8102e;--ink:#14171a;--sub:#5b636b;--line:#e4e7ea;--wash:#f5f6f8;--up:#0f8a4d}
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0}
+  body{font-family:'Inter',system-ui,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:#fbfbfc;line-height:1.45}
+  a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
+  .top{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:900;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:54px;padding:0 16px;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
+  .burger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;border:0;background:none;cursor:pointer;font:inherit;color:inherit;padding:7px 9px;border-radius:8px}
+  .burger:hover{background:rgba(0,0,0,.06)}
+  .burger .lbl{font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sub)}
+  .brand{position:absolute;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif;font-weight:800;font-size:25px;letter-spacing:.02em}.brand span{color:var(--red)}
+  .user{width:37px;height:37px;border-radius:50%;border:1.5px solid var(--line);background:#fff;cursor:pointer;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--ink)}
+  .user:hover{border-color:var(--red);color:var(--red)}
+  .scrim{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(6,9,12,.5);opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .22s;z-index:950}
+  .scrim.open{opacity:1;pointer-events:auto}
+  .drawer{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:100%;width:360px;max-width:88vw;background:#0b0e12;color:#e7ecf1;transform:translateX(-102%);transition:transform .26s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);z-index:951;display:flex;flex-direction:column;overflow-y:auto;box-shadow:2px 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,.4)}
+  .drawer.open{transform:none}
+  .drawer .dh{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:16px 18px;border-bottom:1px solid #1c232b}
+  .drawer .dh .w{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:800}.drawer .dh .w span{color:var(--red)}
+  .drawer .dh button{background:none;border:0;color:#8b949e;font-size:22px;cursor:pointer;line-height:1}
+  .grp{padding:14px 18px 4px}.grp .gt{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6b747d;margin-bottom:6px}
+  .drawer nav a{display:block;padding:9px 18px;color:#dbe1e7;font-size:14.5px;border-left:3px solid transparent}
+  .drawer nav a:hover{background:#141a21;border-left-color:var(--red);color:#fff}
+  .drawer nav a.active{background:#141a21;border-left-color:var(--red);color:#fff;font-weight:700}
+  .drawer .df{margin-top:auto;padding:16px 18px;border-top:1px solid #1c232b;font-size:11px;color:#6b747d}
+
+  .wrap{max-width:920px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 22px;width:100%}
+  .mhead{padding:34px 0 6px;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}
+  .mhead .k{color:var(--red);font-weight:800;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase}
+  .mhead h1{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(32px,3.6vw,46px);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-top:4px}
+  .mhead p{color:var(--sub);font-size:15px;margin-top:4px}
+  .sortbar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:16px 0 4px;flex-wrap:wrap}
+  .sortbar .lbl{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sub)}
+  .sortbar button{border:1.5px solid var(--line);background:#fff;border-radius:20px;padding:6px 14px;font:700 12.5px 'Inter';color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer}
+  .sortbar button.on{background:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);color:#fff}
+
+  .metros{padding:10px 0 60px}
+  .metro{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;margin-bottom:12px;overflow:hidden}
+  .mrow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px 1fr auto;gap:14px;align-items:center;padding:16px 18px;cursor:pointer}
+  .mrow:hover{background:var(--wash)}
+  .mrow .rk{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;color:var(--sub);text-align:center}
+  .mrow .main .nm{font-size:17px;font-weight:800}
+  .mrow .main .sub{color:var(--sub);font-size:12.5px;margin-top:3px;display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
+  .mrow .main .sec{font-size:9px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;background:var(--wash);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:2px 8px;color:#4a4f55}
+  .mrow .main .track{height:7px;background:var(--wash);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;margin-top:9px;max-width:420px}
+  .mrow .main .fill{height:100%;background:var(--red);border-radius:6px;transition:width .6s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1)}
+  .mrow .r{text-align:right}
+  .mrow .r .vol{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;color:var(--red)}
+  .mrow .r .ct{color:var(--sub);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;margin-top:2px}
+  .mrow .r .chev{color:var(--sub);font-size:12px;margin-top:3px}
+  .deals{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#fcfcfd;display:none}
+  .metro.open .deals{display:block}
+  .metro.open .chev{transform:rotate(180deg);display:inline-block}
+  .deal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:12px;align-items:center;padding:11px 18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
+  .deal:last-child{border-bottom:0}
+  .deal h4{font:600 14.5px/1.3 'Inter'}
+  .deal .m{color:var(--sub);font-size:11.5px;margin-top:2px}
+  .deal .amt{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-weight:800;font-size:16px;color:var(--red);white-space:nowrap}
+  .deal:hover h4{color:var(--red)}
+  .note{color:var(--sub);font-size:12px;padding:6px 2px 0}
+  .empty{padding:40px 0;text-align:center;color:var(--sub)}
+</style></head><body>
+
+<header class="top">
+  <button class="burger" id="burger" aria-label="Menu">
+    <svg width="22" height="22" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.2"><path d="M3 6h18M3 12h18M3 18h18"/></svg>
+    <span class="lbl">Menu</span>
+  </button>
+  <a class="brand" href="/">REN<span>TV</span></a>
+  <a class="user" href="/search" aria-label="Search" title="Search">
+    <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.2"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7"/><path d="M21 21l-4.3-4.3"/></svg>
+  </a>
+</header>
+
+<div class="scrim" id="scrim"></div>
+<aside class="drawer" id="drawer">
+  <div class="dh"><div class="w">REN<span>TV</span></div><button id="dx" aria-label="Close">&times;</button></div>
+  <div class="grp"><div class="gt">Discover</div></div>
+  <nav><a href="/search">Search</a><a href="/pulse">Market Pulse</a><a href="/metros">Deal Flow by Metro</a><a href="/firm" class="active">Active Dealmakers</a><a href="/tools">CRE Toolkit</a><a href="/watchlist">Deal Watchlist</a><a href="/directory">CRE Directory</a><a href="/services">CRE Services</a><a href="/compare">Deal Comparison</a><a href="/brief">The RENTV Brief</a></nav>
+  <div class="grp"><div class="gt">Sections</div></div>
+  <nav><a href="/closings">Closings</a><a href="/sales">Sales</a><a href="/leases">Leases</a><a href="/financing">Financing</a><a href="/development">Development</a><a href="/multifamily">Multifamily</a><a href="/industrial">Industrial</a><a href="/retail">Retail</a></nav>
+  <div class="grp"><div class="gt">Intelligence</div></div>
+  <nav><a href="/deals">Deals</a><a href="/markets">Markets</a><a href="/la-commercial">LA Commercial</a><a href="/desk">Broker &amp; Owner Desk</a><a href="/review">The REview</a><a href="/cre-talk">CRE Talk</a><a href="/conferences">Conferences</a><a href="/blog">Blog</a></nav>
+  <div class="grp"><div class="gt">Company</div></div>
+  <nav><a href="/about">About</a><a href="/advertise">Advertise</a><a href="/subscribe">Subscribe / Newsletters</a></nav>
+  <div class="df">RENTV.com — Commercial real estate news, Western U.S.</div>
+</aside>
+
+<main class="wrap">
+  <div class="mhead">
+    <div><div class="k">Active Dealmakers</div><h1 id="h1">Who's buying</h1><p id="blurb">Tracked transactions grouped by acquiring firm — tap any name to see every deal they're in.</p></div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="sortbar"><span class="lbl">Rank by</span><button id="sVol" class="on" data-s="vol">Volume</button><button id="sCnt" data-s="cnt">Deal count</button></div>
+  <section class="metros" id="metros"></section>
+  <div class="note" id="note"></div>
+</main>
+
+<script>
+const $=id=>document.getElementById(id);
+const esc=s=>String(s==null?'':s).replace(/[&<>"]/g,c=>({'&':'&amp;','<':'&lt;','>':'&gt;','"':'&quot;'}[c]));
+const drawer=$('drawer'),scrim=$('scrim');
+$('burger').onclick=()=>{drawer.classList.add('open');scrim.classList.add('open')};
+const close=()=>{drawer.classList.remove('open');scrim.classList.remove('open')};
+$('dx').onclick=close;scrim.onclick=close;document.addEventListener('keydown',e=>{if(e.key==='Escape')close()});
+
+const usd=n=>!n?'—':n>=1e9?('$'+(n/1e9).toFixed(1)+'B'):n>=1e6?('$'+(n/1e6).toFixed(1)+'M'):n>=1e3?('$'+Math.round(n/1e3)+'K'):('$'+Math.round(n));
+let FIRMS=[], sort='vol', unattributed=0;
+
+// Group deals by their acquiring firm. Deals with no confidently-extracted acquirer (parseAcquirer → null:
+// asset-fronted / passive / place-fronted titles) are NOT bucketed under a fake firm — they're counted
+// separately and disclosed, keeping the leaderboard honest (a firm page must never show a phantom name).
+function build(deals){
+  const m={};
+  unattributed=0;
+  deals.forEach(d=>{
+    const firm=d.acquirer && String(d.acquirer).trim();
+    if(!firm){ unattributed++; return; }
+    const g=m[firm]||(m[firm]={name:firm,count:0,vol:0,deals:[],secs:{},metros:{}});
+    g.count++; if(typeof d.amount==='number')g.vol+=d.amount; g.deals.push(d);
+    if(d.property_type)g.secs[d.property_type]=(g.secs[d.property_type]||0)+1;
+    const mk=[d.city,d.state].filter(Boolean).join(', '); if(mk)g.metros[mk]=(g.metros[mk]||0)+1;
+  });
+  return Object.values(m).map(g=>{
+    g.top=Object.entries(g.secs).sort((a,b)=>b[1]-a[1])[0];
+    g.nMetro=Object.keys(g.metros).length;
+    g.deals.sort((a,b)=>(b.amount||0)-(a.amount||0));
+    return g;
+  });
+}
+function render(){
+  const rows=FIRMS.slice().sort((a,b)=> sort==='vol' ? (b.vol-a.vol||b.count-a.count) : (b.count-a.count||b.vol-a.vol));
+  const max=Math.max(...rows.map(r=>sort==='vol'?r.vol:r.count),1);
+  if(!rows.length){ $('metros').innerHTML='<div class="empty">No attributed deals yet — acquirer names populate as new deals are crawled.</div>'; $('note').textContent=''; return; }
+  $('metros').innerHTML=rows.map((g,i)=>`
+    <div class="metro" data-k="${esc(g.name)}">
+      <div class="mrow">
+        <div class="rk">${i+1}</div>
+        <div class="main">
+          <div class="nm">${esc(g.name)}</div>
+          <div class="sub">${g.top?`<span class="sec">${esc(g.top[0])} led</span>`:''}<span>${g.count} deal${g.count===1?'':'s'}</span>${g.nMetro?`<span>· ${g.nMetro} market${g.nMetro===1?'':'s'}</span>`:''}</div>
+          <div class="track"><div class="fill" style="width:${Math.max(5,Math.round((sort==='vol'?g.vol:g.count)/max*100))}%"></div></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="r"><div class="vol">${g.vol?esc(usd(g.vol)):'—'}</div><div class="ct">${g.count} deal${g.count===1?'':'s'}</div><div class="chev">▾ deals</div></div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="deals">${g.deals.map(d=>`<a class="deal" href="${d.id?('/news/'+encodeURIComponent(d.id)):'/deals'}"><div><h4>${esc(d.title)}</h4><div class="m">${[d.property_type,d.txn_type,[d.city,d.state].filter(Boolean).join(', ')].filter(Boolean).map(esc).join(' · ')}</div></div><div class="amt">${esc(d.amount_label||(d.amount?usd(d.amount):'—'))}</div></a>`).join('')}</div>
+    </div>`).join('');
+  $('metros').querySelectorAll('.mrow').forEach(r=>r.onclick=()=>r.parentElement.classList.toggle('open'));
+  $('note').textContent=`${rows.length} firm${rows.length===1?'':'s'} tracked${unattributed?` · ${unattributed} deal${unattributed===1?'':'s'} not yet attributed to a named acquirer`:''}.`;
+}
+function setSort(s){ sort=s; $('sVol').classList.toggle('on',s==='vol'); $('sCnt').classList.toggle('on',s==='cnt'); render(); }
+$('sVol').onclick=()=>setSort('vol'); $('sCnt').onclick=()=>setSort('cnt');
+
+(async function(){
+  let deals=[]; try{ deals=((await (await fetch('/api/deals?limit=200')).json()).deals||[]); }catch(e){ $('metros').innerHTML='<div class="empty">Deal data unavailable.</div>'; return; }
+  FIRMS=build(deals);
+  const p=new URLSearchParams(location.search);
+  if(p.get('sort')==='cnt')sort='cnt';
+  setSort(sort);
+  // Deep-link: /firm?name=<firm> or ?open=<firm> opens+scrolls that firm (from a deal-card acquirer link).
+  const openF=p.get('name')||p.get('open');
+  if(openF){
+    const el=$('metros').querySelector(`.metro[data-k="${CSS.escape(openF)}"]`);
+    if(el){ el.classList.add('open'); el.scrollIntoView({block:'center'}); $('h1').textContent=openF; $('blurb').textContent=`Every tracked deal RENTV has ${openF} in.`; }
+  }
+})();
+</script>
+</body></html>
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