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April 26, 2023

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There are signs of hope at the seed and angel stages as the VC dealmaking decline levels off.

Our analysts found plenty of AI optimism at the conference of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.

Ares Management's new $1.5 billion private debt fund tapped into the vast retail market as a source to raise capital.

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Dealmaking decline levels off: US VC trends in 5 charts

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Later-stage companies had a rough run in Q1 with VC capital in short supply. The sluggish exit market continues to tie up LP capital, and investors remain wary in an unforgiving tech market.

But it's not all doom and gloom: The dealmaking decline is leveling off from 2022, and seed valuations are ticking up. Five charts reveal what you need to know about the market right now.

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Bowmark Capital has appointed Simon Kaufman as a partner. He developed the PE firm's managed IT and software practices and joined in 2016 after eight years at KPMG.

VC Deals

Finnish electric vehicle charging specialist Virta has raised €85 million in a round led by Jolt Capital.

Ontario-based Cyclic Materials, a metals recycling startup, has raised a $27 million Series A led by Energy Impact Partners and BMW i Ventures.

Mandatum Asset Management has led a €22 million investment in Finland-based internet-of-things startup Haltian.

PreAct, which designs sensors, has raised a $20 million Series B led by iSquared Capital.

Neteera Technologies, a Jerusalem-based medtech startup that offers patient monitoring tools, has raised around $13 million in a Series B led by Aescuvest.

Ox has raised a $12.6 million Series A co-led by BBG Ventures and MaC Venture Capital for its AI-powered healthcare platform.

Zaptic, a UK-based provider of a frontline operations platform for manufacturing companies, has secured a $10 million Series A led by Molten Ventures.

Reverion, a German producer of clean power plants, has raised €8.5 million from investors including UVC Partners, Green Generation Fund and Extantia.

London-based rail ticketing app Seatfrog has raised £6 million from investors including Pembroke, Octopus Ventures and Praetura.

Kluster, a London-based revenue strategy platform, has secured a $5 million Series A led by Foresight Group.

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PE Deals

BPEA EQT has agreed to acquire Florida-based sports education company IMG Academy for $1.25 billion.

PAI Partners has agreed to set up a joint venture with Swiss food and drink conglomerate Nestlé for the company's frozen pizza division in Europe.

True Green Capital Management has acquired a controlling stake in Faradae, a French distributed solar power company that targets real estate investment trusts and other corporate customers.

Genesis Park has invested debt and equity in Good Feet Midwest, a franchisee of The Good Feet Store. Exaltare Capital Management and Tecum Capital also took part in the deal.

I Squared Capital has made a growth capital investment in RPower, a distributed energy resource platform that provides microgrids for commercial and industrial customers.

Berkshire Partners has invested in on-site first aid, fire, and life safety services provider Thompson Safety.

TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired UK telecom network services company TXO and UK-based EV installation engineering company Envevo.

Aviva Capital Partners is investing £20 million in TopHat, which builds low carbon modular homes.

All Seas Capital has made a minority investment in UK ground maintenance and green services business Nurture Landscapes.

Fundraising

Solum Partners has closed its second fund on $850 million. The firm, which spun out from Harvard Management Company in 2020, invests in the large-scale agricultural production of crops including coffee, almonds, apples and berries.

Chart of the Day

"The only strategy to see an increase in the amount of dollars raised was core plus, which raised $8.3 billion in 2022 versus $5.2 billion in 2021. This is likely because although the strategy is relatively low risk, there are also opportunities to add value, and thus increase the return profile, while also generating stable income returns and using lower amounts of leverage compared with other strategies, aside from core."

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