Latest market analysis from the British Business Bank published today finds early stage venture capital funds have the potential to generate higher returns than later stage VC funds. Early stage VC funds generated a pooled Distributions to Paid In (DPI) multiple of 1.43 and pooled Total Value to Paid In (TVPI) multiple 1.99, which is 0.73 and 0.71 pp higher than later stage VC funds.

Buy & build activity in first half of 2020 shows resilience in the face of Covid-19 according to Silverfleet’s European Buy & Build Monitor for H1 2020.

• Silverfleet’s European Buy & Build Monitor for H1 2020 reports 253¹ add-ons, down from 387 in H1 2019
• TMT sector most resilient during the pandemic, outpacing other sectors
• The Nordic region was the most active, with the UK & Ireland in second place
• The DACH, Benelux and Iberia regions showed relative resilience in number of add-ons compared to H1 2019

New research from The Entrepreneurs Network, in partnership with The Enterprise Trust, finds the majority of entrepreneurs believe the shift to a greener economy represents an opportunity for business and a boost for the economy. 

In its second year, British Patient Capital has continued to deliver strongly against its business plan with total commitments over over £1 billion.

Europe’s tech sector is worth four times what it was five years ago as the leading generation of companies and founders give back to the next wave of ambitious tech firms – signalling the start of a golden age of European tech entrepreneurship - says a new report from Dealroom.

New research from Tech Nation and Dealroom reveals that investment into UK impact startups increased 9.5x between 2014 and 2019. UK impact startups have raised €1.4B so far in 2020 with Cleantech and Climate tech companies raising the most capital of all UK impact startups. 

Relying on guidance from historical returns is the number one investment mistake made by millionaires, reveals a new global survey carried out by deVere Group.

£50mn raised by Future Fund campaigns accounts for a quarter of all money raised by the crowdfunding industry in last 5 months.

European start-ups received 127% more growth capital than in 2016 and, according to a new infographic from Block-Builders.net.  Young entrepreneurs experience increasing opportunities on the European continent - and fewer see the need to relocate to the US.

Black business owners and those from Asian and Other Ethnic Minority backgrounds face persistent disparities in business outcomes, with systemic disadvantage playing a key role. This is revealed in a new report Alone together: Entrepreneurship and Diversity in the UK, published today by the British Business Bank and Oliver Wyman.

New figures highlight the resilience of the software sector throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with a rise in capital raises during the lockdown period says GCA Altium report.

The British Business Bank’s UK Business Angels Market report 2020 reveals that angel investors across the UK are continuing to invest in early stage businesses and are optimistic about the future despite current economic uncertainty.