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Tracking the rapid rise of climate tech specialist funds
VC investment in climate tech was somewhat lower in the first half of 2024, following a period of high activity in 2021 and 2022.

A significant component of this investment comes from nonspecialist investors, which focus on a broad investment remit, seeking exposure to the various tailwinds in the climate tech space and responding to a growing demand for investments with positive environmental impacts.

Specialist investors—with climate tech companies making up an outsized portion of overall investments—are equally important to the space. Their specialism allows a deeper focus on the nuances of climate technologies, particularly deep-tech engineering challenges.

These GPs typically invest across climate tech, though a percentage have a further level of specialization, focusing on subcategories like low-carbon mobility or clean energy.
 
Incentives and regulatory support are lifting climate tech.

We have seen fundraising from climate tech specialists rise rapidly from 2020 to 2022, peaking in 2022 at $18.7 billion, across 64 funds.

Since then, the fundraising environment has been more challenging across sectors, and this is reflected in the decline from peak climate tech specialist fundraising to just $3.9 billion in 2023.

But at the halfway point in 2024, $3.4 billion has already been raised, indicating that 2024 will exceed 2023 values, even if it doesn't reach the high points of 2021 and 2022.

PitchBook clients can access our full data on 213 climate specialist VC fund managers in our new Climate Tech Funds Report.

Non-clients can download a free preview.
 
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John MacDonagh
Senior Analyst, Emerging Technology
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Deal value on the rise for European PE and VC
I am Nicolas Moura, EMEA private capital research analyst at PitchBook, and this week we published the Q2 editions of our European PE Breakdown and European Venture Report.

We have started seeing recovery signs across European private markets, with Q2 deal value increasing 27% QoQ for PE and 24% for VC.
 


Valuations are once again rising; on the PE side, we have seen the median EV/EBITDA multiple increase from 10.2x in 2023 to 12.1x for TTM. On the VC side, venture-growth valuations were up 5% in Q1.

We continue to see SaaS, AI & ML, and cleantech drive dealmaking. AI VC deal value doubled QoQ while cleantech is pacing for its best year in PE deal value.
 


However, it remains a challenging exit environment with VC exit activity pacing lower than last year. PE exit activity was given an uplift thanks to large PE-backed IPOs such as CVC and Exosens.

We remain cautious in calling it a full recovery but the ECB's decision to cut rates in June has given a boost to markets. Q2 PE exit value has bounced back noticeably compared to Q1, but we expect both PE and VC to pick up further as the year progresses.

Lower interest rates will help lower borrowing costs for sponsors and ultimately help unclog the exit funnel. In our VC report, we also introduce our venture debt dataset this quarter.

Finally, we point to the diverging fundraising trends between PE and VC.

European PE has had a remarkable H1, pacing for another record year of capital raised, attributable to a select few megafunds closing. VC, on the other side, is pacing for its lowest fundraising year since 2018.

For more data and analysis, download our free reports:

European PE Breakdown

European Venture Report
 
Best,

Nicolas Moura, CFA
Analyst, EMEA Private Capital
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The State of Enterprise SaaS M&A

PE has been driving recent growth in enterprise SaaS acquisitions.

But as M&A in the sector has picked up, deal value remains depressed—impacted by smaller purchases of VC-backed companies and more undisclosed prices.
 

With strategic buyers, corporate activity is down even compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Our research dives into which SaaS segments and types of companies are garnering the most interest:
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Webinars & Events  

We're busy on the events front:

July 24: Is European VC nearing a turning point? Our webinar, featuring JP Morgan managing director Folake Shasanya, will shed light on the trends that should be on every investor's radar. Register here.

July 30: Why is there a growing appetite for food as medicine? We're hosting a live discussion with founders and investors on the investment landscape and factors driving sector momentum. Register here.

July 31: Our Kyle Stanford will join JP Morgan's chief economist, Ben Jarman, to deep dive into the findings from PitchBook's Australia and New Zealand Private Capital Breakdown Report and the effects that VC and PE have on the economy. Register via email here.

Sept. 11-12: Join us at the BVCA Summit in London, an event for private capital fund managers, institutional investors, pension funds, and family offices. LPs can register here; GPs and others can request to register.
 
 
In the News  

Our insights and data featured in the press:
  • Private credit lenders and Wall Street banks are in a heated battle for M&A business. [Axios]

  • Funding to women-founded companies has declined this year compared to 2023. [TechCrunch]

  • The benefits that some imagined for locating primary care in retail spaces have not materialized quickly enough. [MedCity News]

  • For indoor farming companies, significant barriers remain when it comes to scaling production and securing funding. [Reuters]

  • E-commerce investors are betting on AI and order management systems. [Axios Pro]
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