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M&A

US acquirers step up in Europe’s M&A market

April 30, 2026

The transatlantic valuation gap is at its widest since 2022.

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AI

Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha in $20bn sovereign AI push

April 24, 2026

The deal, backed by the Canadian and German governments, aims to build a transatlantic alternative to US hyperscalers.

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Private equity fundraising

KKR’s $23B haul provides light amid mega-fund gloom

April 2, 2026

Mega-sized deals rebounded sharply last year, which could bode well for the funds that play at that end of the market.

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Fund Performance

The transatlantic divide in VC returns widens

February 26, 2026

North America’s one-year rolling IRR surges ahead of Europe’s.

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Autonomous Vehicles

Wayve raises $1.2B as it gears up for London autonomous driving trials

February 25, 2026

The UK-based startup faces stiff competition just when more robotaxis head for the British capital this year.

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Secondaries

CVC Capital expands secondaries platform with $1.1B M&G commitment

February 16, 2026

The deal enables future co-investments while the UK asset manager maintains portfolio management, as secondaries market activity surges.

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M&A

Capital flow shifts widen M&A gap between Europe and North America

February 11, 2026

Europe recorded more deals than across the Atlantic in 2025 for the third year in a row.

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M&A

Europeans pursue US targets to cushion tariff impacts

August 26, 2025

“Changes in compliance requirements and evolving geopolitical dynamics are prompting European buyers to seek stability and growth opportunities, making the US market significantly attractive.”

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IPO

North America leads PE-backed IPO rebound as EMEA, Asia-Pacific stall

June 27, 2025

Listings recover in the region, but macroeconomics hits exit plans elsewhere.

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Private Credit

US LPs pivot to European private credit for stability

June 12, 2025

Concerns over policy uncertainty and economic fallout drove US LPs away from home.

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Venture Capital

North America claims largest share of early-stage global VC deals

November 7, 2023

For nearly a decade, Asia has accounted for the biggest share of global early-stage deal count.This year has seen North America pull ahead.

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Venture Capital

North American climate startups grab global VC favor

June 29, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act has bolstered climate-tech investment in North America, helping the continent capture a majority of global deal value in the sector this year.

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North America

North American CCC issuers hold at lowest levels since February 2020

April 7, 2022

The media/entertainment sector carried the largest exposure to CCC rated debt, according to the ratings agency.

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North America

US leveraged loans plummet in secondary as market watches events in Ukraine

February 24, 2022

The 0.45% decline was the largest daily drop for the index since June 11, 2020.

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Fundraising

Private market mega-funds raise more than $329B in 2021

December 13, 2021

Private equity’s biggest guns are bulking up with even larger war chests.

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M&A

North American M&A Report

January 19, 2021

PitchBook’s 2020 Annual North American M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions in the year and what will prove most impactful going forward.

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M&A

North American M&A Report

October 20, 2020

This edition of the North American M&A report chronicles the rebound in dealmaking that occurred in Q3 2020 as corporates and financial sponsors turned to the middle market to complete deals.

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M&A

North American M&A Report

July 21, 2020

M&A activity in Q2 2020 continued to decline as COVID-19 remained an unrelenting problem in North America, and especially the US. Nevertheless, certain sectors are seeing pockets of stable dealmaking.

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