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European PE Deals Climb 35% YoY in H1 2022, Tech Investors Hold Firm Against Headwinds
Investments // July 26, 2022

As European private equity (PE) funds adapt their strategies to the current climate of rising interest rates and a bear market, deals continue to pass the line despite a more cautious approach from investors and a longer-term exit vision. In the first half of the...

Bitcoin Daily: UK Crypto Firms Raised £200M Last Year; Concordium Adds Ex-Nasdaq Exec To Board
Bitcoin // January 09, 2019

Blockchain and digital currency startups notched over £200m in funding from venture capitalists in 2018 per Pitchbook and London & Partners data, TheNextWeb reported. By comparison, the startups from those industries only took in £19.11M in funding in 2017 compared to £51.96M the year prior....

Morningstar Inks Deal To Buy PitchBook Data For $180 Million
Partnerships / Acquisitions // October 17, 2016

Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, announced Friday (Oct. 14) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PitchBook Data, Inc. PitchBook, founded in 2007, delivers data, research and technology covering the breadth of the private capital markets, including venture capital, private...

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Report: Tech Funding Falls by 55% Amid Banking Crisis

April 06, 2023
Funding to U.S. tech startups reportedly plummeted 55% during the first quarter of 2023. Those companies raised $37 billion in venture capital (VC) in the first three months of the year, the lowest level in 13 quarters, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (April 6), citing data from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. According to […]

Bitcoin Daily: UK Crypto Firms Raised £200M Last Year; Concordium Adds Ex-Nasdaq Exec To Board

January 09, 2019
Blockchain and digital currency startups notched over £200m in funding from venture capitalists in 2018 per Pitchbook and London & Partners data, TheNextWeb reported. By comparison, the startups from those...

Morningstar Inks Deal To Buy PitchBook Data For $180 Million

October 17, 2016
Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, announced Friday (Oct. 14) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PitchBook Data, Inc. PitchBook, founded in 2007, delivers data,...