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What Rachel Reeves’ Budget Means For Tech, Innovation & SMEs 26 Nov 2025 Policy, Trends - Tax-raising rumours and leaks have been making budget headlines for months now. What hasn't is a reassuring commitment of this government to high-growth SMEs, tech-sector businesses and cutting-edge research.
Lessons From The UK’s Top 50 Exits 12 Nov 2025 Exit, Trends - The most successful founders are those who build a company to be bought, not sold.
The Jaguar Land Rover Cyber Attack: a £1.9bn Case Study in Systemic Risk 23 Oct 2025 Strategy, Trends - The Jaguar Land Rover attack highlights several major threats and vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity space.
Green Energy & Renewables: 2025 Valuation Multiples 1 May 2025 Tech, Trends, Valuation - Trump's victory dealt the final blow to the Green Energy sector at the end of last year. In Q4 2024 the median EV/Revenue multiple was 5.7x.
AgTech & Alternative Protein: 2025 Valuation Multiples 18 Mar 2025 Tech, Trends, Valuation - Inflationary pressures and supply chain crises brought multiples down well below pre-pandemic levels.
SEG’s 2025 Report Reveals SaaS M&A Metrics & Benchmarks 21 Feb 2025 Exit, Trends - This report includes metrics and benchmarks that SaaS M&A players on the buy side consider essential for investment and exit opportunities.
EdTech: 2025 Valuation Multiples 15 Feb 2025 Tech, Trends, Valuation - While Q4 2023 hinted at of an upwards tilt, multiples have since stalled: the median revenue multiple for EdTech companies was 1.6x in Q4 2024.
BioTech & Genomics: 2025 Valuation Multiples 12 Feb 2025 Tech, Trends, Valuation - Revenue multiples fluctuate between 5.5x and 7x. In Q4 2024 the median EV/Revenue Multiple for BioTech & Genomics companies was 6.2x.
2025: Five Predictions On This Year’s Trends, Market & Benchmarks 29 Jan 2025 Fundraising, Trends - It's hard to make predictions that are anything more than slightly educated guesses, but we thought we'd try anyway!
How To Assess AI-Native Companies Using Sapphire Venture’s 5D Framework 28 Jan 2025 Tech, Trends - Sapphire Ventures has come up with a system that they called "5D Framework" to assess AI-native applications.
UK & Ireland Reclaim EMEA Top Spot In M&A Activity 27 Nov 2024 Exit, Trends - After a sub-par performance in the first half of 2024, more companies in UK & Ireland have been the target of M&A deals.
How The US Republican Economy Could Affect UK Tech Businesses 26 Nov 2024 Policy, Trends - As Donald Trump gets elected President, his economic policies will have ripple effects for tech businesses worldwide, including the UK.