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Looking at How Venture Capital Stacks Up by U.S. Region

October 26, 2021

Venture capital follows a unique pattern, if you can call it a pattern at all. There are consistently certain geographic areas that garner more venture capital investment than what population, business regulatory environment, or other factors would suggest, but then there are other areas that are growing very quickly in capturing the eye of venture […]

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In Europe, Unicorns are the New Norm

October 12, 2021

In the current world of finance, private equity valuations are king. And in the world of valuations, the most prestigious valuation is known as being a unicorn. What is a unicorn? A unicorn is a company with a private valuation of $1 billion or more (€1 billion if you’re in Europe). What does the private […]

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How is the U.S. PE Middle Market Doing?

September 28, 2021

We are entering the final quarter of 2021. With the home stretch within purview, let’s take a look at how the U.S. private equity (PE) middle market has done through the first half of 2021. The view might be surprising. The overall view The first view that follows looks at the overall picture of the […]

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Europe’s VC Valuations are Booming

September 14, 2021

It is always interesting to take a step back and see how money valuations are performing across the world. This week’s view is the European venture capital (VC) valuations. Europe Angel & Seed Pre-Money Valuations The first view is the angel and seed pre-money valuations by quartile. Amazingly, angel and seed pre-money valuations continue to […]

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Why U.S. VC Valuations are Exploding

August 31, 2021

It’s a relatively sanguine question with explosive consequences – Why are U.S. venture capital (VC) valuations exploding? The answer lies in a complex cocktail of money, value creation, and expected future valuations. Let’s take a look. Some Background Before looking at some explanations behind the explosion in U.S. VC valuations, we need some background. The […]

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Public Private Equity Firms are Sizzling

August 17, 2021

The first half of 2021 has been nothing short of amazing for financial firms. With public equity markets reaching all-time highs for many indices, it would be unsurprising that publicly traded private equity firms took part in the euphoria. And that’s certainly true for the top five private equity firms that trade publicly. Performance as […]

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Who is Winning – VCs or Investors?

August 3, 2021

Private equity data provider Pitchbook is always on the move with indicators of the private equity and venture capital dealmaking world. One of their newest indicators – the VC Dealmaking Indicator – gets at the heart of a core question in investing – Who is winning – VCs or investors? Some important details In constructing […]

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Looking at Mergers and Acquisitions Trends

July 6, 2021

Around this time of year we like to take a stroll back at Datasite’s recent information, offering observers a view of the state of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across the U.S. How do things look? Well, here’s a look. M&A Activity, 2018 – 2021 Q1 The first view is M&A activity from 2018 to the […]

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Where do top performing VCs invest early?

June 22, 2021

Private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with a new Emerging Tech Indicator (ETI) that offers a fascinating view of which startups that have received seed- and early-stage investments from top-performing venture capital (VC) firms. Overall, Pitchbook tracked 171 startups that received from 15 top-performing VC firms. Here’s a look at the new data. ETI […]

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The Amazing Picture of the European VC World

June 8, 2021

The European investing world has been through some rollercoaster years. Through the first quarter of 2021, how are things looking for the famed European venture capital (VC) investing world? Here’s a look. Angel and Seed Pre-Money Valuations The first view on European VC world is Pitchbook’s angel and seed pre-money valuations through the first quarter […]

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