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BuzzFeed in Advanced Talks to Sell Complex, Backtracking on Digital Media Bet

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

BuzzFeed is negotiating a sale of much of Complex Networks for under $140 million, less than half of what it paid to acquire it two years ago.

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How Net Retention Impacts Valuation for Public Software Companies—and What Private Companies Can Learn

Software Equity Group

The difference pays off in higher valuations: Companies that can retain and grow within their customer bases, particularly in the face of a recession, are rewarded with higher multiples. These factors make high-NRR companies attractive to investors and buyers, often resulting in higher valuation multiples. EV/TTM revenue multiple.

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Our List of 10 Private Equity Firms Investing in Software to Watch

Software Equity Group

Main Capital has made 215 total investments since its founding, with current assets under management (AUM) of $2.37B and an active portfolio of 47 firms, with a median valuation of $10.25M. Thoma Bravo maintains an active portfolio of 76 firms, with $134B in AUM and a $435M median valuation. The firm currently employs 31 professionals.

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What are potential sources of funding for your business?

Growth Business

They tend to invest within three years of start up, in the early stage of development, and quite often choose areas such as: Clean technology Internet Digital media Life sciences Quite often, their investment is to fund the development of new products and technologies.

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Where to find fintech investment

Growth Business

Despite investment in the first half of 2023 dropping to £4.6bn from 2022’s £10.8bn as a result of rising interest rates, high inflation, a decrease in valuations and geopolitical tensions globally, UK fintechs are still attracting more VC investment than all other EMEA fintechs combined, with a significant percentage coming from US investors.

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Top UK angel networks for your start-up

Growth Business

Members look to invest in companies with a pre-money valuation of £1m and £5m looking to raise between £250,000 and £5m. Popular industries include digital media and content, education technology, fintech, healthcare and digital health, software as a service Contact for founders/entrepreneurs: info@connectd.co

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Corwin Cleansing Denied In Action For Post-Closing Injunctive Relief Under Unocal

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

Background Limelight provides network service for delivery of digital media content and software. The case arose out of a 2022 stock-for-stock transaction in which the Company acquired a portfolio company of Apollo Global Management, Inc.