Beauhurst：2023年英国股票市场年度交易报告（英文版）（32页）.pdf

1、01 The Deal 2023 Equity investment market update01 The Deal 2023 ContentsMethodology0203Foreword04Key findings06Headline funding figures08Regional trends10Stages of evolution12Sectors14UK AI market18Sustainable business20Founder gender21Deal sizes22Biggest deals of the year24Valuations26Investors28S

2、mart city industry30Credits01 The Deal 2023 Data for the report was collected by Beauhurst and finalised on 26 January 2024.The report looks at all announced equity investments received by private companies headquartered in the UK,in all sectors.Equity rounds are found by monitoring thousands of inv

3、estment sources;Beauhurst also maintains relationships with hundreds of investors to receive information about their portfolio companies.In this context,equity investment refers to the issuance and sale of new shares by a company to fund its growth.To be included in the analysis,an investment must b

4、e:Dated between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2023Publicly-announcedSome form of equity investmentSecured by a non-listed UK company The following types of companies are not covered in this report:Non-UK companiesPurely not-for-profit companiesCompanies whose shares have been listed on a stock exch

5、angeCompanies that are majority-owned by a fund or another companyProject companies,like those formed to create a film,stage a play,construct a solar farm,or undertake a property project.Methodology02 The Deal 2023 In introducing our latest edition of The Deal Ive set myself the task of trying to su

6、mmarise last years investment trends,without being or sounding like a pessimist.So for every stat thats down or stagnant,Im going to try to give the silver lining.Firstly,funding is down.That much you knew already.The number of announced deals is down by a quarter;the amount raised is down by almost