 | | (Jenna O'Malley/PitchBook News) | | | The rust is coming off the gears of private equity's LBO machine.
Leveraged buyouts accounted for 40% of US PE deals in 2008, but PE's bread-and-butter transaction type has given way to alternative strategies like add-on acquisitions and growth-equity deals. By 2022, it had fallen to 19% of total deal count.
But a rebound in bank lending in the second half of 2023, paired with a momentary pause in rising interest rates, recent valuation corrections and heaps of dry powder, could offer a glimmer of hope for PE's hallmark deal type.
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VC investors from which country have pulled back sharply from European startups, aiding in the 69% year-over-year drop in deal value?
A) UK
B) US
C) China
D) Canada
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Our latest analyst note on floating renewables takes a deep dive into the burgeoning developments in floating renewable energy infrastructure and technology, and answers the question: Could solar and wind companies take to the seas? | | | | | | VCs double down on existing European investments | | Follow-on rounds have dominated European venture deal count as investors prioritize ensuring the survival of existing portfolio companies. Some 70% of rounds in the first half of the year were dedicated to follow-on funding, according to PitchBook's Q2 2023 European Venture Report, about the same as last year.
VCs this year have been concentrating on restructuring their portfolio companies' operations and extending their runways to withstand the VC winter that is expected to last throughout the year. With this increased focus on follow-on funding, deal sizes are trending toward the larger size. | | | | | | Increased fundraising a ray of sunshine in European PE | |  | | (Beautiful landscape/Shutterstock) | | | Despite PE deal values falling significantly from last year and overall market activity remaining muted due to macroeconomic factors, there were some glimmers of optimism in PitchBook's Q2 2023 European PE Breakdown.
While exit value is down 31.6% year-on-year, it has risen from the previous quarter by 28.8% to €68 billion (about $75.6 billion), driven largely by mega-exits. Sticking to the mega theme, fundraising was propelled by mega-funds, and it's on track to exceed last year's levels. Further hope was provided by specific countries in the region, with France a standout performer. | | | | | | "Running Alameda doesn't feel like something I'm that comparatively advantaged at or well-suited to do."
—Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, the crypto hedge fund founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, in a 2022 document published this week | | | | | | After three deaths, 12,000 layoffs and a series of painful cutbacks, Google's workforce is reckoning with a changed company. [The Information]
People have begun to love Apple Maps, Apple's most hated product. [The Wall Street Journal]
How TV writing became a dead-end job. [The New York Times] | | | | | | Keep an eye out for these insights and research reports coming out this week: - Q2 2023 Global M&A Report
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Lower-risk appetite for cross-border deals, uncertainty around monetary policy and US bank collapses in 2023 have contributed to US VCs' pullback from Europe, according to our Q2 2023 European Venture Report. | | | | | |
This edition of The Weekend Pitch was written by Jessica Hamlin, Emily Burleson, David Stevenson, Leah Hodgson and Rosie Bradbury. It was edited by Heather West, Alec Davis and Laural Hobbes.
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