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December 27, 2024

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These VCs deliver the most deals for supply chain tech

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Changing political tides could benefit supply chain tech startups and the VCs who back them. The sector could use a boost: It's on track for the lowest level of VC investment since 2015.

Here are the 10 most active VC investors in supply chain tech.

5 firms win half of PE fundraising record in EMEA region

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Buyout funds in the EMEA region had raised a record-setting €114 billion (about $120 billion) this year, as of Dec 13. The number has mostly stayed above €100 billion since 2020.

Just five firms collected 54% of that total.

Deal count, however, is at the lowest level since 2005. Only 94 funds were raised in the region in 2024. It would be the first year since 2010 that fund count totaled below 100.

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9 VC firms collected half of US fundraising in 2024

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
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In 2024, 30 firms raised 74% of all capital committed to VC funds in the US, a powerful signal of how the tech pullback is concentrating influence among venture's heavyweights.

At the top of the heap: Andreessen Horowitz, which accounted for 11% of LP commitments.

The days of small, boutique firms elbowing each other aside for the best deals have been replaced by an elite cohort of mega-fund brands dictating rules and valuations.

Aircraft parts market becomes a hotbed for PE

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PE dealmaking is flourishing in the sector of making aircraft parts and components. GPs are attracted by the industry's promising growth, tied to the soaring need for airplane maintenance, and the opportunity to consolidate a highly fragmented market.

Private funds pine for a pop

Optimism is growing for a boom in dealmaking and exits—potentially driving distributions for LPs and making future fundraising easier, according to our Global Private Market Fundraising Report.

Not that fundraising has been bad: While the latest numbers can be deceptive given a lag in reporting, PitchBook senior strategist Hilary Wiek believes the last 12 months have been a strong period for private market fundraising. Infrastructure vehicles experienced a surge in Q3, and secondaries are benefiting from a cyclical bump as large asset managers close their latest vintages.

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