How European venture capital weathered a rocky 2020
The European VC market has quietly kept on building a head of steam in the past 12 months, regardless of a pandemic that otherwise threatened to cripple entire sections of the private equity industry, Unquote Data shows
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European Q1 deal value drops amid market volatility
Buyouts in the first quarter fell to EUR 62bn, the lowest level since the recovery from the pandemic started
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GPs raised EUR 4.4bn with swelling need for healthcare investment but could face challenges in keeping a disciplined deployment
Turning to powder: European take-privates take pause
Public to private transactions are off to a slow start this year but lower prices on stock markets could encourage dealmaking again
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