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The gap between the performances of North American and European infrastructure vehicles widened to 9.5 points.

American firms participated in almost €50B worth of deals on the continent during the first nine months of this year.

The fund beats its €400 million target by 30%

Advent is the fifth firm to open in Abu Dhabi since late September, after EQT, Pantheon, Eurazeo and New Mountain.

Our interactive dashboard dives into European investment trends for female-founded startups since the start of 2008, using data sourced from the PitchBook Platform.

No changes to capital gains tax, carried interest or inheritance tax, but a narrow new founders’ relief and a profit-extraction overhaul may shape dealmaking.

European events deal value is now above pre-pandemic levels, but valuations hinge on end-market exposure and only market leaders earn the premium.

Federated Hermes’ Cameron Payne says long relationships, not fast deals, protect investors.

Yamamoto will step down from the Spanish HR startup’s board and remain a venture partner at the VC firm.

Aletheon Investments will advise Partech Growth I and II after investors approve the split.

A White & Case survey finds that 97% of companies asked hope to raise significant external funding in the next year.

Co-investors skip the riskiest stretch, but may pay more than the sponsor did.

The sector’s share of global GP-led secondary PE exit value has doubled since 2023.

Space tech and advanced manufacturing lead, as robotics and drones also more than double 2025’s total.

Corporate and government buyers are the missing piece for startups’ growth.

Financing costs are narrowing the multiple gap between PE and strategic buyers.

Fundraising is concentrating in fewer, larger funds as established managers take 88.5% of capital.

The country’s startups have raised a record €2.4B this year, but speakers at a tech event in Turin say a shortage of experienced operators and an aversion to not succeeding create roadblocks to scaling.