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With our global team of 60<\/strong> technology bankers, we advised on 13 exits<\/strong> and 11 investment rounds<\/strong> in the last year for clients in Europe and in the US, in our core sectors: Software<\/a>, Digital Services<\/a>, Fintech<\/a>, Marketplaces<\/a> and Digital Media. <\/a>
Keeping a strong momentum, our Software<\/strong> practice completed 16 deals in the last 12 months, including recently the acquisition of AllyO<\/a> by HireVue, the $160m investment in Sendinblue<\/a> by Bridgepoint and BPI, the majority sale of 7NXT<\/a> to Oakley Capital, the acquisition of Assetic<\/a> by Dude Solutions, and the $29m investment in EDITED<\/a> by Wavecrest & Beringea.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOther recent notable deals include the sale of an equity stake in The Hut Group<\/a> for a value of more than \u00a3300m, the acquisition of Linkmedia<\/a> by GlynnDevins, the merger of Orca Pacific<\/a> with MightyHive, and the investment in Meniga<\/a> by Groupe BCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/7NXT-1.png\")
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Following the first close<\/a> of GP Bullhound Fund V at \u20ac125m<\/strong>, we announced a first investment, in Maria DB,<\/a> followed by DuckDuckGo and Vivino. Earlier in the year through Fund IV we invested<\/a> in Revolut, Busuu, Genially, and made follow-on investments in Playtomic and Challengermode.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn portfolio news, Klarna<\/a> announced an impressive round of $650m, at a post money valuation of $10.65bn, making it the highest-valued private fintech in Europe. With Unity<\/a>‘s recent NYSE listing at a valuation of $13.6bn, and the IPO of Slack in 2019 and Spotify in 2018, we are proud to have invested in four companies now valued at more than $10bn<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\nRecently, Playtomic<\/a> announced the acquisition of Milan-based PrenotaUnCampo, on its path to become Europe\u2019s leading racket sports app, while HackerOne published its fourth “Hacker-powered security report<\/a>“. Finally, check out the media dashboard<\/a> forecasting model developed by Ravenpack to predict the winner of the 2020 U.S. election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Vivino-1.png\")
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Watch the recording of our latest Global Tech Market Update<\/a>, starring our co-founders Per Roman and Hugh Campbell, and several of our sector experts. Earlier this month we celebrated the winners of the 2020 Investor Allstars<\/a> awards. Don\u2019t miss our next events<\/a>, including a Consumer Subscription Software Update on 5 November, a Digital Services Market Update on 12 November and our annual Nordic Tech Day on 19 November. We look forward to seeing you soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.gpbullhound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Banner-email-IG-version.png\")
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GP Bullhound is a leading technology advisory and investment firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world\u2019s best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999, the firm today has offices in London, San Francisco, Stockholm, Berlin, Manchester, Paris, Hong Kong, Madrid and New York. For more information, please visit www.gpbullhound.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other recent notable deals include the sale of an equity stake in The Hut Group<\/a> for a value of more than \u00a3300m, the acquisition of Linkmedia<\/a> by GlynnDevins, the merger of Orca Pacific<\/a> with MightyHive, and the investment in Meniga<\/a> by Groupe BCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n GP Bullhound\u2019s Investment Management team invests globally and on all stages of maturity, engaging closely with founders and management to build technology leaders. Full story <\/strong>here.<\/a> On portfolio news, Klarna<\/a> announced an impressive round of $650m, at a post money valuation of $10.65bn, making it the highest-valued private fintech in Europe. With Unity<\/a>‘s recent NYSE listing at a valuation of $13.6bn, and the IPO of Slack in 2019 and Spotify in 2018, we are proud to have invested in four companies now valued at more than $10bn<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently, Playtomic<\/a> announced the acquisition of Milan-based PrenotaUnCampo, on its path to become Europe\u2019s leading racket sports app, while HackerOne published its fourth “Hacker-powered security report<\/a>“. Finally, check out the media dashboard<\/a> forecasting model developed by Ravenpack to predict the winner of the 2020 U.S. election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n With now 112 billion-dollar tech companies created in Europe since 2000, our 2020 Titans of Tech<\/a> report showed the resilience of the tech ecosystem, and listed the Top 50 tech contenders about to reach “unicorn” status in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Consumer Subscription Software<\/a> report analyses how consumers are learning to love subscription models, highlighting the companies to watch and key valuation drivers in the sector. And each quarter, our Sector Updates<\/a> dive into global market trends in Software, Fintech, Digital Media, Digital Services and Marketplaces globally, as well as developments in the Asian tech<\/a> market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure to subscribe<\/a> to our distribution list, and follow us on social medias to receive our next reports on Social Gaming, Technology Predictions 2021, Impact\/ESG and more tech insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since January we have hosted no less than 37 events, live or online, gathering close to 5,000 of you to share insights and stories. We have been honoured to welcome more than 50 fantastic founders and CEOs as our guest speakers, including Sir Martin Sorrell of S4 Capital, Peter McKay of Snyk, Reshma Sohoni of Seedcamp, Dr. Gero Decker of Signavio, Priya Lakhani OBE of Century Tech and Ali Parsa of Babylon Health, among many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the recording of our latest Global Tech Market Update<\/a>, starring our co-founders Per Roman and Hugh Campbell, and several of our sector experts. Earlier this month we celebrated the winners of the 2020 Investor Allstars<\/a> awards. Don\u2019t miss our next events<\/a>, including a Consumer Subscription Software Update on 5 November, a Digital Services Market Update on 12 November and our annual Nordic Tech Day on 19 November. We look forward to seeing you soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our global team of Bullhounders. Visit our career page<\/a> to view our current job openings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About GP Bullhound<\/strong>
With our global team of 60<\/strong> technology bankers, we advised on 13 exits<\/strong> and 11 investment rounds<\/strong> in the last year for clients in Europe and in the US, in our core sectors: Software<\/a>, Digital Services<\/a>, Fintech<\/a>, Marketplaces<\/a> and Digital Media. <\/a>
Keeping a strong momentum, our Software<\/strong> practice completed 16 deals in the last 12 months, including recently the acquisition of AllyO<\/a> by HireVue, the $160m investment in Sendinblue<\/a> by Bridgepoint and BPI, the majority sale of 7NXT<\/a> to Oakley Capital, the acquisition of Assetic<\/a> by Dude Solutions, and the $29m investment in EDITED<\/a> by Wavecrest & Beringea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nInvestment Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Following the first close<\/a> of GP Bullhound Fund V at \u20ac125m<\/strong>, we announced a first investment, in Maria DB,<\/a> followed by DuckDuckGo and Vivino. Earlier in the year through Fund IV we invested<\/a> in Revolut, Busuu, Genially, and made follow-on investments in Playtomic and Challengermode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nInsights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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GP Bullhound is a leading technology advisory and investment firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world\u2019s best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999, the firm today has offices in London, San Francisco, Stockholm, Berlin, Manchester, Paris, Hong Kong, Madrid and New York. For more information, please visit www.gpbullhound.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n