https://pitchbook.com/tag/2017-year-in-review 2017-year-in-review en-US Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-europes-top-pe-deals-exits-and-funds From the Stada saga to CVC's record fund, last year was a landmark one for private market capital. Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-europes-top-pe-deals-exits-and-funds https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-top-european-vc-deals-exits-funds In anticipation of our upcoming 2017 Annual European VC Report, we've taken a look at the most notable VC rounds, funds and exits in the past year. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-top-european-vc-deals-exits-funds https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-the-top-vc-fundings-investors-in-cybersecurity Cybersecurity—or, in many cases, the lack of it—has made its fair share of headlines this year. We've taken a look at some notable companies and investors in the space. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-the-top-vc-fundings-investors-in-cybersecurity https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/our-analyst-teams-top-ideas-themes-of-2017 Breaking down the key 2017 themes and research ideas that emerged from PitchBook's analyst team. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/our-analyst-teams-top-ideas-themes-of-2017 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-ma-in-emerging-tech Wondering which emerging tech vertical generated the most global M&A activity in 2017? That's fintech. But SaaS wasn't far behind. How about top corporate acquirer? It's probably not who you think. Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-ma-in-emerging-tech https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-the-top-vc-rounds-investors-in-ai AI is everywhere these days. We've taken a look at the biggest global VC fundings of the year for AI companies, plus the most active investors in the industry. Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-the-top-vc-rounds-investors-in-ai https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/qa-sixpoints-eric-zoller-weighs-in-on-pe-fundraising We caught up with Sixpoint Partners founder and partner Eric Zoller to discuss the recent PE fundraising environment, the middle market and more. Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/qa-sixpoints-eric-zoller-weighs-in-on-pe-fundraising https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-year-of-crypto-boost-vcs-adam-draper-on-the-future-of-digital-currency Adam Draper made a crazy bet on cryptocurrency when he launched a bitcoin startup accelerator in 2012. Now it's paying off big time, and the Boost VC founder is looking to the future. Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-year-of-crypto-boost-vcs-adam-draper-on-the-future-of-digital-currency https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-the-top-pe-investors-of-the-year-in Who was the most active PE investor in the world last year? How about in Europe? To find those answers and more, we sliced and diced PitchBook Platform data in more than a dozen different ways. Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-the-top-pe-investors-of-the-year-in https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-top-5-global-vc-deals-exits-funds In 2017, China cemented its presence in global venture capital, but the US still dominated deal value and much of the funds space. And then, of course, there's SoftBank. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-top-5-global-vc-deals-exits-funds https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-top-5-pe-deals-exits-funds Private equity firms completed fewer investments in 2017 than they did in 2016. At the top end, the deals got smaller, too. But the funds got bigger. Much bigger. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2017-year-in-review-top-5-pe-deals-exits-funds https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/a-record-setting-year-2017-vc-activity-in-3-charts This has been the year in which massive VC financings became the new normal. We've taken a look at that and a few other trends that have characterized the past 12 months. Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/a-record-setting-year-2017-vc-activity-in-3-charts https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/fewer-fatter-seed-series-a-deal-sizes-skyrocket-in-2017 We've pulled all the data on seed and Series A investing in US-based companies this year and chatted with experts in the space to provide a comprehensive breakdown of early-stage VC trends this year. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/fewer-fatter-seed-series-a-deal-sizes-skyrocket-in-2017