EU, Venture Capital, Investment

Deal Flow 4.0: 5 Things We Learned About European Tech Deal Terms in 2023

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/5/2024

Venture capital investment in European startups reached over $60B last year, higher than pre-pandemic levels but lower than the highs of 2021 and 2022. To see how this changed deal terms, Orrick used in-house technologies,...more

Innovation in Financing: Where Are We Seeing Growth?

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/22/2023

Meanwhile, cash-strapped biotechs have in many cases been forced to leverage relationships with big pharma to address liquidity. Cash is king in a financing environment such as we have observed over the last 18 months, and...more

Establishing a Business Entity in Belgium

International Lawyers Network on 12/15/2023

I. INTRODUCTION - (i) Our law firm - & DE BANDT is a law firm with a multidisciplinary approach and a focus on complex litigation. It addresses legal issues within the European economy that are driven by digital...more

Side Effects for PE Amid Changing EU Life Sciences and Healthcare Landscape

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/19/2023

Substantial changes to the European life sciences and healthcare regulatory landscape are expected to reshape the sector. EU regulators have outlined a raft of reforms to modernise regulatory architecture, simplify product...more

Annex - How big is the New Zero financing gap?

A&O Shearman on 9/26/2023

Methodology - For this report we used a definition of climate finance aligned with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Standing Committee on Finance, which states: “Climate finance aims at...more

How big is the Net Zero financing gap?

A&O Shearman on 9/26/2023

The transition to a low-carbon, resilient, and just economy is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. Institutions that are well prepared to embark on Net Zero pathways will be able to take full advantage of...more

The 3rd Fintech Epoch: Europe’s first-movers drive M&A amid tightened purse strings

White & Case LLP on 9/25/2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs...more

Sector trends - September 2023: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on 9/20/2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Consumer Finance - Europe's consumer finance decacorns stumble as their valuations crumble. ...more

Deal Flow 3.0: European Venture Capital Deal Term Review 2022

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/10/2023

Foreword - Despite a shift to economic headwinds, investors injected more than $95B into the European tech market in 2022, the second-largest amount ever. To see how deal terms changed, Orrick developed new technologies and...more

Avoiding Misadventures in Venture: Considerations for European Corporates

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/14/2022

European corporate venture capital teams should reflect on their rights in light of falling valuations, revised exit expectations, and other challenges. This year has been challenging for venture capital (VC). Valuations...more

IPEM 2022 | Key Takeaways

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/25/2022

After an insightful conference in Cannes, our partners have compiled some of the key takeaways from IPEM 2022. As well as exploring the private equity landscape in the UK, Germany, France and Italy, we also explore the...more

Life Sciences Snapshot – A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends – Q4 2021

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/20/2021

This edition of Orrick’s life sciences publication series breaks down the key drivers of venture investment in the life sciences industry, which is on track to set all-time records this year. Key findings include: • With...more

Financial institutions M&A: Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending

White & Case LLP on 9/29/2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - M&A levels dipped in H1 2021. Whilst institutional banks backed trade and B2B finance platforms and VC...more

Financial institutions M&A: Brokers/Corporate Finance

White & Case LLP on 9/27/2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/corporate finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Financial advisers turn to M&A to deliver additional bandwidth, capability and resources to ride the post-lockdown M&A...more

The Private Equity Market in Italy: Past, Present and Future

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/25/2021

Past: Once Upon a Time - Thinking back to pre-pandemic times, it cannot be said that the Italian private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) market was particularly flourishing or on the rise. Funding was decreasing...more

De-Mystifying the “Flip:” European Companies Coming to the US

Fenwick & West LLP on 4/6/2021

There a lot of matters to consider when a European company decides it wants to open operations in the U.S., and one common structure for doing so is anecdotally known as a “flip”—inserting a U.S. corporation above a European...more