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Data Centers

Unbuilt or stranded: investors flag twin risks in AI data center pipeline

October 2, 2026

Capital is shifting toward permitted assets, smaller inference sites and tier-two developers.

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Women in VC

European VC female founders dashboard

October 1, 2026

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

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Distressed & Defaults

ELFA urges investors to reject InPost’s “unprecedented” anti-cooperation clause

September 30, 2026

The European Leveraged Finance Association warns terms could disenfranchise creditor groups and set a market precedent.

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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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Private Credit

Europe’s private credit players grapple with new market order

September 28, 2026

European dealmakers left the IPEM conference in Paris split on what the rest of the year holds for the market.

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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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Leveraged Loans

Peranel sets final terms for upsized €2.87B cross-border loan

September 25, 2026

Proceeds support Platinum Equity’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Nestlé’s water and beverage business to create an equal joint venture.

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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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High-Yield Bonds

Assemblin Caverion prints €1.5B floating-rate note in bumper day for European high yield

September 17, 2026

The deal is the largest euro FRN tranche since Wind Tre’s record €2.25B ticket in 2017.

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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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Direct Lending

McGill nets $400M loan from lender club to support EQT’s buyout

September 17, 2026

EQT has acquired a majority stake in the UK-based firm from Warburg Pincus.

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Direct Lending

Partners Group, Eurazeo weigh leveraged loan for Aroma-Zone buyout

September 15, 2026

Partners Group last month said it entered into exclusivity to acquire Aroma-Zone from Eurazeo.

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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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