UK late-stage venture boom offsets early-stage lull
Amid declining buyout dealflow, Brexit, and a stuttering economy, investors in the UK do not have much reason to be cheerful. Late-stage venture investment, however, seems to be bucking the trend. Katharine Hidalgo reports
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