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European VC activity missed the mark in 2022
After years of continuous growth, European VC activity slowed last year, with both deal count and value coming in below 2021's numbers.

Some €91.6 billion was invested across an estimated 12,383 deals in 2022, representing year-over-year declines of 16% and 5%, respectively. Nevertheless, it was still the second-biggest year for European VC activity. Our 2022 Annual European Venture Report showcases the key trends that shaped the continent's VC ecosystem last year. Highlights include:
  • Venture growth and late-stage accounted for 65.6% of deal value, up from 2021.

  • Nontraditional investor participation in European rounds remained resilient.

  • Exit value saw its third-largest total despite reduced IPO appetite.

  • Fund value reached a record €25.4 billion, but vehicle count fell sharply.
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Blackstone raises over $22B for world's biggest secondaries fund
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Blackstone Strategic Partners' record fund close underscores investors' growing need for alternative liquidity opportunities. The secondary market has come into vogue as investors and GPs navigate a difficult exit environment.

Continuation vehicles and GP-led secondaries offer exit opportunities for GPs hoping to satiate investor demand for liquidity. The Strategic Partners IX vehicle closed on $22.2 billion, surpassing Ardian's Secondary Fund VIII, which held the previous record at $19 billion.
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Blue Owl beefs up its retail push for private credit strategy
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Blue Owl has announced a new partnership with fintech firms Allfunds and iCapital to attract wealthy individual investors seeking access to the direct lending market.

There has been a surge of interest among alternative asset managers to cater to the mass affluent in recent years. At the same time, retail investors' appetite for private credit and other private investment strategies is growing.
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Charting out European PE activity in six key trends for 2022
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Private equity held up well in 2022 against a backdrop of rising inflation and interest rates, defying deteriorating macroeconomic conditions.

We pulled out six key themes from our 2022 Annual European PE Breakdown to illustrate how the asset class fared last year.
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Quick Takes  
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  VC Deals  
  Pathalys Pharma secures $150M  
  Defense tech startup Vannevar Labs grabs $75M  
  IASO Bio nabs nearly $75M Series C1  
  ThriveCart takes in $35M  
  Living Carbon raises $21M for 'supertree'  
  Scenario launches with $6M  
  Fundraising  
  Sequoia closes $195M fund for seed-stage startups  
 
 
The Daily Benchmark  
2012 Vintage Global VC Funds
Median IRR
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Top Quartile IRR
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2.12x
Median TVPI
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Flagship Ventures Fund IV
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VC Deals  
Pathalys Pharma secures $150M
Biotech startup Pathalys Pharma has secured $150 million in financing led by Abingworth. The investment was a combination of equity and product financing. DaVita Venture Group, The Carlyle Group and OrbiMed also participated.
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Defense tech startup Vannevar Labs grabs $75M
Vannevar Labs has raised a $75 million Series B led by Felicis Ventures, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company, which specializes in national intelligence technology, is also backed by Aloft VC, DFJ Growth and Shield Capital.
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IASO Bio nabs nearly $75M Series C1
Biotech specialist IASO Bio has closed a Series C1, raising almost $75 million. Participating investors included Shanghai Guoxin Investment & Development, Efung Capital and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group.
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ThriveCart takes in $35M
Austin-based ThriveCart has secured a $35 million investment from the LTV SaaS Growth Fund. The startup helps businesses by providing tools for subscriptions, payments and marketing. In addition to the funding, the company announced it appointed Kevin McKeand as its CEO.
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Living Carbon raises $21M for 'supertree'
In a Series A led by Temasek, climate biotech startup Living Carbon has raised $21 million for its photosynthesis-enhanced "supertree" that can absorb more carbon. Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures and Felicis Ventures also participated.
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Scenario launches with $6M
Generative AI startup Scenario has raised more than $6 million in a seed round for its game development tool. Backers included Play Ventures, Anorak Ventures and The Venture Reality Fund, as well as Justin Kan, founder of livestreaming giant Twitch, and Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe.
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  • US leveraged loan market trends and analysis, including a look at volume, proceeds, leverage, returns, credit risk and supply vs. demand.

  • The growth in private credit and direct lending in 2022, compared to the broadly syndicated market along with where opportunities in private credit might lie in 2023.

  • How distressed debt hit its highest level since the pandemic onset toward the end of 2022, even as leveraged loan defaults remained scarce.
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Fundraising  
Sequoia closes $195M fund for seed-stage startups
Sequoia has closed a new $195 million seed fund, Forbes reported. The firm also announced plans to run three batches of its Arc accelerator this year.
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