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PitchBook Analyst Note: Down Rounds, Impacts, and Exit Opportunities

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Q3 2022

PitchBook Analyst Note: Down Rounds, Impacts, and Exit Opportunities

September 22, 2022

This analyst note dives into the data on post-down round exits, difficult IPO markets, and investment returns to determine what’s in store for companies taking down rounds in the current market.

PE Exits

Blackstone's Bourne Leisure to exit holiday group Butlin's

September 20, 2022

Blackstone-owned Bourne Leisure has agreed to sell UK resort group Butlin's back to the Harris family.

Startups

Distressed venture is coming to save your orphaned startups

September 20, 2022

As VC funding declines, distressed venture firms are finding more opportunities to rebuild startups in a more sustainable way.

Latest headlines

Data Visualization

SoftBank's executive exodus leaves Masayoshi Son in a bind

September 16, 2022

For years, SoftBank has been losing leaders. But following the collapse of SoftBank-backed WeWork's IPO in late 2019, the pace of high-level departures accelerated and grew in scale.

PB Q&A

Insight Partners VC helps founders cut 'fluff' to ride out lean times

September 19, 2022

A Q&A with Hilary Gosher shows how Insight Partners helps portfolio companies navigate the changing funding environment of today.

Top Investor

The 10 most active supply chain tech investors

September 19, 2022

Tiger Global, SoftBank and Sequoia are among the most active investors in supply chain tech mega-deals.

Weekend Analysis

Do we really need 'femtech'?

September 16, 2022

For a sector that attracted around $2.4 billion in VC money in 2021, "femtech" continues to be plagued by misconceptions.

Tech

Adobe to pay record-setting $20B in Figma acquisition—a bonanza for VC backers

September 15, 2022

Adobe Systems will buy design tool developer Figma for $20 billion in what would represent the largest acquisition of a VC-backed company ever, according to PitchBook data.

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News & Analysis

Mubadala's direct investment capabilities reach maturity

Q&A: UK's Cibus Fund targets tech solutions for food security

Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition shows corporations are game. Will startups play ball?

Private markets to gain from UK mini-budget

PE appetite surges for European asset managers

Mapping MENA's VC ecosystem

Citrix offers deep discount to wrap $4.55B bellwether leveraged loan backing LBO

Succession plans emerge as a key part of GP stakes investing

PitchBook Analyst Note: Down Rounds, Impacts, and Exit Opportunities

Blackstone's Bourne Leisure to exit holiday group Butlin's

Distressed venture is coming to save your orphaned startups

Latest headlines

SoftBank's executive exodus leaves Masayoshi Son in a bind

Insight Partners VC helps founders cut 'fluff' to ride out lean times

The 10 most active supply chain tech investors

Do we really need 'femtech'?

Adobe to pay record-setting $20B in Figma acquisition—a bonanza for VC backers

News & Analysis

Mubadala's direct investment capabilities reach maturity

Q&A: UK's Cibus Fund targets tech solutions for food security

Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition shows corporations are game. Will startups play ball?

Private markets to gain from UK mini-budget

PE appetite surges for European asset managers

Mapping MENA's VC ecosystem

Citrix offers deep discount to wrap $4.55B bellwether leveraged loan backing LBO

Succession plans emerge as a key part of GP stakes investing

PitchBook Analyst Note: Down Rounds, Impacts, and Exit Opportunities

Blackstone's Bourne Leisure to exit holiday group Butlin's

Distressed venture is coming to save your orphaned startups

Latest headlines

Most read articles

Most read research

SoftBank's executive exodus leaves Masayoshi Son in a bind

Insight Partners VC helps founders cut 'fluff' to ride out lean times

The 10 most active supply chain tech investors

Do we really need 'femtech'?

Adobe to pay record-setting $20B in Figma acquisition—a bonanza for VC backers