Silverpeak, the mid-market technology specialist that represents European growth businesses in M&A and financing transactions, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to ShipServ on its international sale to Marcura, backed by Marlin Equity. ShipServ is the maritime industry’s foremost e-procurement platform, enabling critical OpEx spend for vessels globally. As the largest trading marketplace in … Continued
Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak B & C Rounds report: A review of Series B & C investment rounds into European technology companies. The dataset covers total capital invested, average deal sizes, frequent investors, investments by country, among other statistics. The aim of this report is to provide readers with a good … Continued
We are excited to release our inaugural “Software M&A Activity Report” to complement our other periodic research reports, including the Benchmark Report, analysing public company valuations, and the B&C Rounds Report covering private growth capital financings. We hope you find this report insightful and valuable. Report highlights Total software M&A deal value has nearly doubled … Continued
Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Benchmark report, an analysis of public application software company valuation metrics in Europe, the UK and the US, broken down by SaaS, vertical and horizontal. We review median values to produce a robust industry reference benchmark. Report highlights Inflation, interest rate rises and fears of a recession … Continued
Silverpeak, the mid-market technology specialist that represents European growth businesses in M&A and financing transactions, has acted as the exclusive financial adviser to Zodia Custody, the leading digital asset infrastructure provider for institutional investors, on its $36m financing round. The round was led by SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial conglomerate, with participation from SC Ventures, … Continued
Silverpeak and Wilson Sonsini co-hosted an interactive CEO session with a select group of CEO’s on how best to navigate the sale of a business to US buyers. We discussed the current market, deal trends, and the US buyer/investor mindset in 2023. Many tech founders plan on ultimately selling their business to a US buyer … Continued
Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Benchmark report: A review of public application software company valuation metrics in Europe, UK and the US, broken down by SaaS, vertical and horizontal. By reviewing median values, our aim is to provide a robust industry reference benchmark. Report highlights During Q1, there were various macroeconomic factors … Continued
Silverpeak and Fieldfisher co-hosted a seminar on ‘current trends in tech exits and financing’ which was held at Fieldfisher’s office in London. We discussed practical guidelines and best practices on how to sell or raise finance in the current environment. Please see the presentation below. We also heard the compelling views and experiences of both … Continued
The technology market downturn of the past 12 months may have made it more difficult for some spacetech companies to secure financing, but investment into businesses with solid technology and strong growth potential continues to be healthy. Indeed, the sector appears to be having a moment in Europe. The first three months of 2023 saw … Continued
Pietro Strada, was delighted to be the keynote speaker at Armilar Ventures’ annual investor day in Lisbon; covering growth venture capital, software M&A and public market valuations in the European tech market.
Silverpeak, the mid-market technology specialist representing European growth businesses in M&A and financing transactions, has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to SiPearl in Europe’s largest deeptech Series A closed to date in 2023. SiPearl produces the world’s first HPC-dedicated microprocessor designed to work with any third-party accelerator (GPU, AI, Quantum), and deliver energy-efficient computing … Continued