NEWS

22 Oct 2018

The State of the Market for Growth Rounds in European Tech Companies

Silverpeak publishes its latest report on the state of the market for growth rounds in European tech companies showing a healthy environment for Series B & C rounds and a trend towards larger deal sizes.

03 Oct 2018

Silverpeak advises smart ticketing technology provider Ticketer on investment by Tenzing

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Ticketer, the UK’s leading provider of bus ticketing technology, on its investment by Tenzing Private Equity

20 Sep 2018

Silverpeak advises Oxbotica on £14m funding to accelerate deployment of self-driving vehicles

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Oxbotica, the autonomous vehicle software company, on a £14 million round of funding to support the next stage of its growth strategy. Funds were secured from three leading investors: IP Group plc, Parkwalk Advisors and AXA XL (formerly XL Catlin).

26 Jul 2018

US SaaS multiples reach record high in the quarter

Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Benchmark report - Application Software Sector, a review of key company valuation metrics in the US, UK and European application software sectors. By reviewing sector median averages, our aim is to provide a set of software industry benchmarks against which individual company performance can be measured.

23 Jul 2018

Are US software giants missing out on European targets?

The software market continues to be led by US large companies (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Adobe, etc.) which are 64% of the publicly listed “giants”, but China is increasing its share. However, US large players are under-represented among the buyers of European software/SaaS companies. We've updated our review of the software/SaaS giants landscape and European M&A activity up to H1-2018, and gained some interesting insights.

28 Jun 2018

Winners announced at Silverpeak sponsored Enterprise Awards

The Silverpeak team were delighted to attend the 8th WCIT Enterprise Awards dinner last night to celebrate some of the most successful technology entrepreneurs in the UK & Ireland

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03 May 2018

Silverpeak Q1 2018 Benchmark Report

01 May 2018

SEMINAR - Optimising exits for European technology companies - 30 April 2018

Presentations from yesterday's seminar co-hosted with Taylor Wessing including M&A trends and valuation metrics and how to achieve a strategic value

24 Apr 2018

Silverpeak advises Scality on $60m funding round

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Scality, a leader in software for distributed file and object storage and multi-cloud data control, on an additional $60 million round of funding to continue executing on its technology innovation strategy as it makes multi-cloud real for its customers.

09 Mar 2018

Silverpeak sponsor 'The Oscars of the Technology Industry'

Silverpeak are pleased to sponsor the 2018 Enterprise Awards in association with The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT) which celebrate and recognise the very best of the UK's technology entrepreneurial talent.

09 Mar 2018

SEMINAR - Optimising exits for European technology companies - 30 April 2018

Silverpeak, in association with international law firm Taylor Wessing, are delighted to invite you to our seminar on Monday 30 April 2018. This briefing will provide practical guidelines and best practice for those seeking to sell or make a partial realisation in the current environment. You will hear real life stories from an entrepreneur's recent exit experience together with a viewpoint from the Private Equity industry

14 Feb 2018

Are US software giants missing out on European targets?

Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and other US software & SaaS giants continue to acquire companies worldwide but should they be focusing more on European software & SaaS targets? We've undertaken a review of the software giants landscape and European M&A activity since 2012.

31 Jan 2018

SEMINAR - The US - Promised Land or a graveyard for fast-growing European tech companies?

Presentations from yesterday's seminar co-hosted with Orrick including data points on US acquirers and US investors in European tech companies and advice on how to expand into the US.

31 Jan 2018

Selling Out vs Scaling Up

Paddy MccGwire, Silverpeak Managing Director, spoke this morning at Selling Out vs Scaling Up hosted by ScaleUp Group at Silicon Valley Bank.

29 Jan 2018

Silverpeak Q4 2017 Benchmark Report

29 Jan 2018

European Venture Market Update

Jean-Michel Deligny, Managing Director at Silverpeak, spoke last week at the annual IPEM (International Private Equity Market ) conference in Cannes where he gave an update on the European Venture Market.

08 Dec 2017

SEMINAR - The US - Promised Land or a graveyard for fast-growing European tech companies? - 30 January 2018

Silverpeak, in association with international law firm Orrick, are delighted to invite you to a seminar on Tuesday 30 January 2018. This briefing will provide background context on the financing and M&A market in Europe & the US together with practical guidelines and best practice for those seeking to take their company across the Atlantic. You will hear real life stories from an entrepreneur who has successfully made the transition.

14 Nov 2017

Pietro Strada speaks to Italian TechTour

As VP of the Italian Tech Tour Selection Committee this year, Silverpeak Managing Director Pietro Strada gives his view on the Italian tech market, the value of Italian tech companies compared to other countries and what it will take to have more Italian and European success stories.

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10 Nov 2017

Silverpeak & NASDAQ host CEO Roundtable dinner - Stockholm, 9 November 2017

Silverpeak and NASDAQ hosted a small group of CEOs from leading Swedish growth tech companies in Stockholm on 9 November 2017

26 Oct 2017

How is the world of tech investment changing?

Jean-Michel Deligny, Managing Director at Silverpeak, chaired Invest Europe’s Venture Capital Forum, their Annual tech conference, which was sponsored by Silverpeak. Invest Europe, formerly known as EVCA, is Europe’s Private Equity and Venture Capital association. Jean-Michel presented Silverpeak's view of the changing tech venture market and moderated the panel on “The Next Shake-Up” on the next generation GPs transforming the European VC landscape.

24 Oct 2017

The State of European Tech Investment

Pietro Strada, Managing Director at Silverpeak, presented "The State of European Tech Investment" at ScaleIT in Milan this week. ScaleIT connects the Top Scaleups in the digital and software space from Italy and Southeast Europe with International Investors to raise growth capital (3-30 mil €) and scale internationally.

20 Oct 2017

Silverpeak Q3 2017 Benchmark Report

18 Oct 2017

Tech Tour Deep Tech Summit - 17/18 October 2017

Jean-Michel Deligny, Managing Director at Silverpeak, spoke at the Tech Tour Deep Tech Summit this week on how the world of tech investment is changing with new sectors, new investors and new financing options.

02 Oct 2017

SEMINAR - Optimising exits for European technology companies - 2 October 2017

Presentations from today's seminar co-hosted with Bird&Bird including "M&A trends and valuation metrics" and "Achieving a strategic value".

29 Sep 2017

Silverpeak sponsor Deep Tech Summit 2017

Silverpeak are delighted to be sponsoring the Deep Tech Summit in London on 17-18 October 2017. Jean-Michel Deligny will be hosting a CEO Master Class: "How the world of investment has changed" and Paddy MccGwire will be moderating a panel discussion: "Exits - What are the M&A trends in Deeptech".

19 Sep 2017

Scale up vs sell out breakfast seminar

Paddy MccGwire, Silverpeak Managing Director, on the panel at the Scaleup Groups' Scale up vs sell out breakfast seminar along with Vin Murria, Duane Jackson and Richard Holway at Goldman Sachs.

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07 Aug 2017

SEMINAR - Optimising exits for European technology companies - 2 October 2017

Silverpeak, in association with international law firm Bird & Bird, are delighted to invite you to our seminar on Monday 2 October 2017. This briefing will provide practical guidelines and best practice for those seeking to sell or make a partial realisation in the current environment. You will hear real life stories from an entrepreneur's recent exit experience together with a viewpoint from the Private Equity industry.

04 Aug 2017

Silverpeak sponsor Venture Capital Forum 2017

Silverpeak are delighted to be sponsoring Invest Europe’s Venture Capital Forum with over 250 institutional investors, fund managers and entrepreneurs in Stockholm on 24-25 October 2017.

27 Jul 2017

Silverpeak Q2 2017 Benchmark Report

26 May 2017

Silverpeak advise UltraSoc on equity funding round

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to UltraSoC, an independent provider of SoC infrastructure based in Cambridge, in its £5m funding round to drive continued deployment of its technology and realize its vision of embedding intelligent analytics capabilities into every silicon chip.

24 May 2017

Silverpeak appoint Simon Walker as Chairman

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, today announced the appointment of respected lawyer Simon Walker as Chairman. Until recently, Simon was a partner in the Corporate Technology Group at international law firm, Taylor Wessing. He brings experience to Silverpeak of growing a large professional services business well positioned in the technology sector.

08 May 2017

Globalscope Newsletter 2017 H1

Silverpeak are pleased to publish the latest edition of the Globalscope newsletter providing global market intelligence on global business valuation trends and sector specific commentary on TMT, Services, Financial Services, Consumer and Life Sciences.

02 May 2017

SEMINAR - Optimising exits for European technology companies - 2 May 2017

Presentations from today's seminar co-hosted with Gowling WLG including "M&A trends and valuation metrics" and "Achieving a strategic value."

24 Apr 2017

Silverpeak Q1 2017 Benchmark Report

18 Apr 2017

Silverpeak sponsor 'The Oscars of the Technology Industry'

Silverpeak are pleased to sponsor the 2017 Enterprise Awards in association with The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT) which celebrate and recognise the very best of the UK's technology entrepreneurial talent.

06 Apr 2017

Silverpeak advise Blackbay on sale to BluJay Solutions

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Blackbay Ltd, a leading provider of mobility enabled software for the transport and logistics Industry, on its sale to Francisco Partners owned BluJay Solutions, a leading provider of supply chain software and services previously known as Kewill.

04 Apr 2017

The European Tech Investment Market, How Is It Changing?

Jean-Michel Deligny, Managing Director, presented at the International Venture Club (IVC) at the Tech Tour Growth Forum 2017 in Geneva earlier this week.

22 Mar 2017

SEMINAR Optimising exits for technology companies - 2 May 2017

Silverpeak, in association with global law firm Gowling WLG, are delighted to invite you to our breakfast seminar on Tuesday 2 May 2017. This briefing will provide practical guidelines and best practice for those seeking to sell or make a partial realisation in the current environment. You will hear real life stories from an entrepreneur's recent exit experience together with a viewpoint from the Private Equity industry.

21 Mar 2017

Silverpeak & NASDAQ host CEO Roundtable dinner – Milan, 21 March 2017

Silverpeak and NASDAQ, in association with ScaleIT, hosted a small group of CEOs from leading Italian growth tech companies in Milan on 21 March 2017.

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14 Mar 2017

SEMINAR MedTech - M&A and international expansion

Paddy MccGwire and Caspar Stauffenberg presented "European MedTech M&A Trends" at the Silverpeak / Taylor Wessing seminar today.

02 Mar 2017

Silverpeak advise Silver Lining Solutions on sale to Genesys

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Silver Lining Solutions Ltd, a provider of industry-leading employee performance optimisation software, which has been acquired by Genesys®, the global leader in omnichannel customer experience and contact centre solutions.

01 Mar 2017

Silverpeak advise Virtual Clarity on investment by CSC

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Virtual Clarity, a leading provider of IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) transformation strategy and leadership, on its investment by Computer Science Corporation (NYSE:CSC), a global leader in next-generation IT services and innovative cloud solutions.

15 Feb 2017

Silverpeak advise H.I.G. Capital on the acquisition of assets of Xtera Communications, Inc

Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”) and the management of the sub-sea division of Xtera Communications Inc (“Xtera”) on the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Xtera, a provider of innovative and bespoke sub-sea fiber optic solutions.

09 Feb 2017

Silverpeak Technology Sector Insights: The European Internet Industry 2016

Silverpeak is pleased to announce the publication of The European Internet Industry 2016 Report which looks at M&A, growth equity fundraising and IPO market in the Internet industry.

09 Feb 2017

Silverpeak Technology Sector Insights: The European Software Industry 2016

Silverpeak is pleased to announce the publication of The European Software Industry 2016 Report which looks at the M&A and growth equity fundraising market in the Software industry.

08 Feb 2017

From (Local) Start-up to (International) Scale-up - February 8, 2017, Paris

Silverpeak Managing Director Jean-Michel Deligny presented at the prestigious École Polytechnique in Paris yesterday.

25 Jan 2017

International Private Equity Market (IPEM) - January 25-27, 2017, Cannes

Silverpeak Managing Director Jean-Michel Deligny is hosting the Tech Investing Panel at IPEM on Thursday January 26, 2017.

23 Jan 2017

SEMINAR MedTech - M&A and international expansion - 14 March 2017

Silverpeak, in association with global law firm Taylor Wessing, are delighted to invite you to a MedTech seminar which will provide insights into European MedTech M&A trends, expanding into China and specific legal considerations in the sector.

10 Jan 2017

Silverpeak Q4 2016 Benchmark Report

Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Benchmark report - Application Software Sector, a review of key company valuation metrics in the US, UK and European application software sectors.

01 Dec 2016

Cobalt & Silverpeak have joined forces

Cobalt & Silverpeak are joining to create a leading investment bank providing advice on M&A and financing transactions in the technology sector

17 Nov 2016

Globalscope Newsletter 2016 H2

Silverpeak announce the latest newsletter from Globalscope , our international M&A network, providing market intelligence on global business valuation trends and sector specific commentary on Financial Services, Life Sciences, Services & TMT. At our last 6 monthly conference in Dallas, Silverpeak won the largest transaction 'Oscar' with the sale of Magic Pony to Twitter.

25 Oct 2016

SMAU / ItaliaRestartsUp - October 25, 2016, Milan

Silverpeak presented "European & Italian Financing Environment for Tech Growth Companies" today in Milan.

17 Oct 2016

Silverpeak Benchmark report

Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Benchmark report - Application Software Sector, a review of key company valuation metrics in the US, UK and European application software sectors.

12 Oct 2016

ScaleIT - October 11-12, 2016, Milan

Silverpeak presented "The State of European Tech Investment" at ScaleIT in Milan today

03 Oct 2016

The State of the European Tech Market

Our presentation from Tech Tour's Smart Capital event in Lisbon on 22 September 2016

21 Sep 2016

SEMINAR - Optimising exits for European technology companies

Presentations from today's seminar co-hosted with Orrick

02 Aug 2016

Silverpeak Benchmark Report: Q2 2016

Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Benchmark report - Application Software Sector, a review of key company valuation metrics in the US, UK and European application software sectors.

20 Jul 2016

SEMINAR - Optimising exits for European technology companies - 21 September 2016

Silverpeak, in association with global law firm Orrick, are delighted to invite you to a seminar - Optimising exits for technology companies.

01 Jul 2016

Winners announced at the Silverpeak-sponsored WCIT Entrepreneur Awards 2016

Silverpeak were delighted to attend the sixth WCIT Enterprise Awards Dinner last night to celebrate some of the most successful technology entrepreneurs in the UK & Ireland.

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30 Jun 2016

An overview of the European tech market

What does it take to close an international growth financing round?

21 Jun 2016

Silverpeak advises in the sale of Magic Pony Technology to Twitter

The Silverpeak team, led by Pietro Strada, advised Octopus, who were the largest institutional investor in Magic Pony following an initial investment in the summer of 2015 and a further funding round earlier this year.

13 Jun 2016

Silverpeak sponsors event to showcase best Italian scale-ups

Silverpeak is excited to sponsor ScaleIT where the best Italian digital & software scale-ups will present to an audience of international investors later this year in Milan

25 Apr 2016

Tech Companies: Doing Business in China

Silverpeak co-hosted a panel and networking event with Taylor Wessing and the China-Britain Business Council to explore current trends in the Chinese technology market

19 Apr 2016

Global Semiconductor Alliance: European Executive Forum 2016

Silverpeak was invited to present at the GSA's European Executive Forum in Munich, to cover recent trends in the fundraising market for semiconductor companies

17 Mar 2016

Tech Tour Growth Forum

Silverpeak headed the Tech Tour Selection Committee, to assist in compiling the 2016 Tech Tour Growth 50, a list of 50 of Europe’s fastest growing pre-exit investor backed companies

08 Mar 2016

Silverpeak becomes a sponsor of London Stock Exchange's ELITE programme

Silverpeak was invited to become a sponsor of the London Stock Exchange's ELITE programme, a platform to facilitate long-term structured engagement between Europe’s fastest growing companies, industry experts and the corporate advisory and investor communities

17 Feb 2016

International Private Equity Market Conference

Silverpeak was invited to present at the inaugural International Private Equity Market conference in Cannes, to cover the ongoing acceleration of fundraising activity and increasing diversity of participants in the European venture market

10 Nov 2015

Unconventional Sources of Equity and Debt Financing

Silverpeak co-hosted a seminar with Taylor Wessing to explore financings from non-standard funds or from non-bank lenders

22 Oct 2015

International Investments in Italian Technology Growth Companies

A review of the status of later stage investment by international funds into Italian technology growth companies prepared for Italia RestartsUp 2015