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  B2B

  PE exit value in European B2B doubles, but exit count hits five-year low

  April 23, 2026

  Transportation and logistics took up half of the sector’s 10 largest deals in Q1 this year.

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  PE Fundraising

  MML closes latest B2B-focused fund at $1.2B

  July 3, 2025

  Result follows the buyout firm’s eight exits in the past 12 months.

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  IPO

  Buyout firms hope for improved IPO window in H2

  June 20, 2025

  Q2 IPO volume and value slumped as PE firms pulled back, but optimism remains for AI, robotics, and tech-driven listings ahead.

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  Weekend Analysis

  Where are all the consumer AI startups—and why aren’t VCs funding them?

  December 6, 2024

  VC funding for consumer AI startups is less than half that of enterprise.

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  VC Fundraising

  VC veterans launch Chemistry with $350M to lead early-stage software bets

  October 23, 2024

  The firm’s co-managing partners come from a16z, Bessemer Venture Partners and Index Ventures

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  Exclusive

  Connexa Capital, backed by Zumba, Noom founders, closes $20M debut VC fund

  June 26, 2024

  Despite an LP base with deep consumer roots, Connexa managing partner Jonathan Beda is targeting B2B software bets.

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  Exclusive

  Ex-Struck Capital deals lead Greg Stofman pursues $30M seed fund

  June 10, 2024

  Greg Strofman’s new firm, Veridical Ventures, is targeting $30 million to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage B2B software startups

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  SaaS

  Take-privates dominate top PE-backed enterprise software deals

  October 26, 2023

  Large take-private transactions fueled PE activity in enterprise software in 2023.

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  VC Exits

  Loom’s discount sale to Atlassian still leaves VC backers much to celebrate

  October 11, 2023

  Atlassian is set to pay $975 million in its acquisition of Loom, a 36% haircut off the video messaging startup’s last valuation of $1.53 billion.

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  B2B

  Tranch’s $100M round signals VCs shift to BNPL for business

  January 23, 2023

  Buy now, pay later company Tranch has raised $100 million as investors shift their focus to B2B providers.

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  VC Fundraising

  Dawn Capital raises €333M fund to target remote work trend

  September 8, 2020

  As the UK launches a publicity campaign urging people to return to the office, London-based VC Dawn Capital hopes to tap into the growth of remote working during the pandemic.

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  M&A

  European M&A Report

  August 11, 2020

  PitchBook’s Q2 2020 European M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.

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  Insurance

  Next Insurance secures $250M, clears $1B valuation

  October 6, 2019

  Small business insurance provider Next Insurance has raised a $250 million Series C with a $1 billion-plus valuation led by Germany’s Munich Re.

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  Fintech

  Stripe bags $35B valuation as B2B payments sector matures

  September 18, 2019

  Online payments company Stripe has secured a $250 million round at a $35 billion pre-money valuation. Here’s a look at other key players and the most active investors in the B2B payments space.

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  SoftBank

  SoftBank backs C2FO as it shifts its gaze to Vision Fund II

  August 6, 2019

  The Vision Fund is at it again, leading a $200 million round in US-based financial services company C2FO, as SoftBank gets ready to start investing out of its newest mega-vehicle.

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  US PE Breakdown

  Here are 9 charts that capture the US private equity industry in 2Q

  July 21, 2019

  Things have gotten better for private equity as the public and lending markets continue to recover, but it remains to be seen if things will continue that way.

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  Top Investor

  The most active PE investors of 2019 (so far)

  June 10, 2019

  As we near the midpoint of 2019, both private and public markets have experienced some turbulence.

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  SaaS

  Salesforce makes big play for data analytics with $15.7B Tableau purchase

  June 9, 2019

  Salesforce has agreed to purchase data visualization company Tableau Software in an all-stock deal worth $15.7 billion.

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