PitchBook’s 2016 Annual European Venture Report analyzes trends across Europe’s venture industry, breaking down data for deals, exits and fundraising, including a special section focused on the UK.

What sector was home to more deals, IT or healthcare? Which firm completed the most exits during the past 12 months? For answers, check out our year-end datagraphic.

Global MA deal volume surpassed $2.4 trillion in 2016, down roughly 7% from the year before.

What did we see in 2016? What do we forecast for the coming year in VC, PE and M&A? Our editorial staff weighs in.

We put the PitchBook Platform to use to investigate some of the most active PE firms in 2016 across a host of different categories, including different deal types, industries and locations.

What 2016 trends emerged in the venture capital industry, ranging from new deals to exits to fundraising? Let’s take a look.

We’ve steadily ramped up our production of corporate M&A content this year in response to reader appetite for that type of coverage. Posted below is a recap of our most popular posts on the subject from 2016.

We’re always looking for better ways to serve our customers, and in 2016, we continued to obsessively focus on data, and also invested in workflow and discovery tools.

This year has seen some record-setting VC financings and exits, along with some major funds. Some of the biggest numbers have come out of China, and some major deals involve the usual suspects.

Much of the story of private equity in 2016 involves a scaling back from 2015. But there are still plenty of deals and vehicles worth highlighting that can help reveal some of the industry.