SaaS: Why lean keeps buyers keen The heat may have come out of the SaaS market over recent times, but companies with a compelling story built around focused growth can still attract strong investor and buyer attention. Here’s how to achieve that. Public software company valuation multiples have reduced sharply since the heady days of … Continued
Silverpeak, the mid-market technology specialist has acted as a financial advisor to Photonic Inc. on its’ $100m fundraising from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), Microsoft Corporation, the UK government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), Inovia Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners and other investors. Photonic is building one of the world’s first scalable, fault-tolerant, and … Continued
Click to download Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Series B & C funding report covering the state of the market for growth funding rounds in European tech companies. The report provides an in-depth analysis of transactions over the last five years and offers insights into Europe’s evolving landscape of growth tech … Continued
Click to download presentation Silverpeak and Mishcon de Reya held a seminar on ‘Best practice when exiting a tech company,’ on Wednesday 1st November 2023 at Mishcon de Reya’s London office. We were joined in person, for practical guidelines and best practice on how to sell your company in the current environment and how to … Continued
Click to download Welcome to the latest edition of the Silverpeak Software 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 Lower UK inflation figures through … Continued
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