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While the vast majority of tech startups are bootstrapped, there’s no denying that venture capital can be crucial to the growth of businesses which require significant R&D expenditure or seek to rapidly scale in highly competitive markets. Companies specialising in AI, biotech, quantum computing, defencetech and spacetech fall into the former category, while enterprise SaaS platforms and fintech companies are in the latter. But a long-running pain point for Europe’s tech landscape has been the restrained level of venture capital relative to other regions. Take the VC gap with the United States

One overarching trend identified in our most recent M&A reports is that, as once-radical technologies have been rapidly commoditized, acquirers and investors are looking beyond growth metrics to focus on the nuts and bolts of businesses, scrutinising aspects such as how their data is managed and how resilient their revenue models are. This focus will continue to impact data- and agentic AI-focused dealmaking in 2026, while we’re also likely to see increased hype around more nascent, less commoditized segments like physical AI. Here are four spaces which are likely to be highly significant over

Hampleton has exclusively advised the ZF Group on the sale of its subsidiary 2getthere as part of an international bidding process. As part of the transaction, Sai Green Mobility from India acquires 100% of the shares in 2getthere. With this acquisition, the buyer aims to significantly expand its position in the field of autonomous mobility.

Hampleton Partners advised the shareholders of Streetbuzz Distribution, based in Saarbrücken, on the sale of the company to Moto Mobility Group. As part of the transaction, Moto Mobility Group, a portfolio company of Bencis Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm from the Netherlands, is acquiring a stake in Streetbuzz Distribution.

The latest IT & Business Services M&A report from Hampleton Partners, the international M&A and corporate finance advisory firm for software and technology companies, shows a market that has grown more discerning without growing less active. Dealmaking has eased from its early-2025 highs, yet activity remains well ahead of the low point seen in 2024, and buyer confidence in the strongest assets continues to build. Rather than a retreat from sellers, the report identifies a more consequential shift one layer beneath valuation: how consideration is structured. The earnout has returned in force