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DATA HUB MARKET TRACKER: Q4 2022<br />
Substantial drop in annual market value<br />
eclipses solid year for PE deal flow<br />
The European PE and VC market recorded a solid year in pure deal flow terms,<br />
but the fact that investors were able to deploy considerably less capital than in 2021<br />
serves to highlight the difficult investment conditions. Julian Longhurst reports.<br />
Market overview<br />
According to the latest figures from Real Deals’ Data<br />
Hub, a modest fall in the number of buyouts recorded<br />
in the final three months of 2022 was offset by strong<br />
activity in the growth and venture spaces. But the<br />
picture is different in terms of the value of deals<br />
announced: the final quarter saw deals worth an<br />
estimated €37.2bn – almost half that seen in Q1 and<br />
well below the Q1-Q3 average of €65.5bn.<br />
This pattern is strongly reflected in the full-year<br<a title="012-015_RD522_QMT page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc1a9239?page=1"> 26.1.23/522 realdeals.eu.com DATA HUB MARKET TRA</a>
<a title="012-015_RD522_QMT page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc1a9239?page=2"> Deal flow by size bracket Volume of deals by quart</a>
<a title="012-015_RD522_QMT page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc1a9239?page=3"> 600 800 1000 Deal flow by sector Vo</a>
<a title="012-015_RD522_QMT page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc1a9239?page=4"> European exit activity Quarterly volume and FY20</a>