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Many GPs believe now may be an opportune time to build a group in a sector that they know well, based on a platform investment for which they have already secured acquisition financing. With record amounts of dry powder accumulated in the past three years – and little opportunity to deploy it at scale for new deals in the current environment – bolt-ons also have the appeal of keeping deployment steady.

However, the gap between buyers' and sellers' pricing expectations are regularly cited as a barrier for deal-doing in the current market, and it goes some way to explaining why bolt-on statistics have also been depressed in Q2. Meanwhile, securing financing to support such deals is proving troublesome as lenders shy away from risk.

Also in this issue:

• Early secondaries help assuage LP default fears
• Suma Capital, CPP Investments in profile
• DACH venture capital looks for a new normal
• Confidence soars for Nordic e-commerce
• Our usual in-depth coverage and statistical analysis of activity in each regional market

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