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Sovereign Wealth Funds

Singapore’s Temasek to open its first Middle East offices in mid-2027

October 1, 2026

Move underscores a warming relationship between the Asian city-state and the Gulf.

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Middle East

Gulf courts private capital with power-ready AI data centres

October 1, 2026

Sovereigns bring funding, partners and power to a cautious financing market.

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VC Exits

Ownership of Europe’s biggest startup acquisitions is shifting abroad

September 30, 2026

Buyers from outside the continent accounted for 38% of deal count and 61% of value this year, the highest share this decade.

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AI

AI is concentrating VC’s power law in a handful of winners

September 29, 2026

Investors at HumanX say capital and consensus are choosing AI’s leaders.

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IPO

The LSE might see its largest listing in years, but recovery is lacking fuel

September 28, 2026

Sentiment toward European listings remains cautious unless more domestic companies follow suit.

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AI

Europe can’t replicate the full AI stack, say investors and founders

September 25, 2026

At HumanX Amsterdam, VCs and startups made the case for choosing a few strategic layers rather than racing to replicate Silicon Valley.

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PE Fundraising

Tech PE’s fundraising recovery is leaving tourists behind

September 23, 2026

PSG Equity and Francisco Partners accounted for over 80% of the $31.3B raised by tech-focused funds in Q3, while fund count remained flat.

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Oil & Gas

Oil and gas PE deals tumble as new platform buyouts dry up

September 22, 2026

Just three of 16 sponsor deals were new platform buyouts, as the Hormuz closure drains reserves and a widening Red Sea conflict threatens Suez.

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IPO

Oura’s $2.2B IPO is a major payday for three VCs

September 21, 2026

Forerunner is set to walk away with $1.2 billion.

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PB Q&A

Forget the growth-stage funding gap, Europe is facing an early-stage crisis

September 21, 2026

New research from Antler shows that funding isn’t keeping pace with the volume of new startups being launched.

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Middle East

MENA PE exits face 10-year low as dealmaking holds firm

September 18, 2026

Deal value paces for its second-strongest year in the past decade, but public listings have almost vanished from the region’s exit mix.

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Sports

Clearlake acquires full control of Chelsea FC for £950M

September 17, 2026

The Premier League club’s chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter sold their combined 26% holding in the London team.

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Cybersecurity

Exein raises $270M to build security for physical AI

September 15, 2026

The Rome-based startup hit a $1.7B valuation, becoming one of Europe’s most valuable cybersecurity startups.

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Climate Tech

Climate tech VC fundraising heads for worst year in a decade

September 14, 2026

AI’s energy needs are a potential tailwind for specialist funds in the sector.

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Middle East

UAE retakes regional VC funding crown on mega-round strength

September 11, 2026

Dealmaking in the Middle East and North Africa cooled in the first half of the year as the Emirates accounted for the majority of regional deal value.

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Legal Tech

Legal AI leaders like Harvey are sprinting to scale while they still can

September 9, 2026

A few startups are dominating legal tech funding as they seek a defense against frontier labs.

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Venture Debt

AI infrastructure bets drive venture debt toward record levels

September 9, 2026

European startups are projected to raise 60% more in venture debt than last year.

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AI

Mistral raises €3B to bet big on sovereign AI

September 8, 2026

The record VC round comes amid a strategic pivot for the French AI company.

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