Our key takeaways on Software, Digital Services, Fintech, Digital Media and Marketplaces.

SOFTWARE
Jonathan Cantwell, Partner at GP Bullhound, said: “In Q3, the SaaS space has continued to accelerate the way businesses operate in the cloud globally. Clear winners and losers have emerged in the ‘new’ economy based on utilization and spend. Furthermore, we have seen a valuation spread between the public and private markets. This has been driven by the run up on public SaaS stocks, currently in the mid-teen revenue multiples, with private SaaS companies still commanding high revenue multiples approaching double digit revenue multiples and often higher. That said, not all SaaS businesses are created and valued equally.”

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DIGITAL SERVICES
Simon Nicholls and Greg Smith, Partners at GP Bullhound, commented: “The underlying market conditions continue to drive a shift in the way both businesses and consumers are relying on digital channels. We have seen increased activity around consolidating Salesforce specialists as well as e-commerce operations and digital marketing specialists. In preparation for a global shift away from the third-party cookie, we have additionally seen activity increase around data analytics providers as digital marketers look to align themselves to new methods of customer targeting.”

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FINTECH
Claudio Alvarez, Partner at GP Bullhound, said: “In our Q3 report, we discuss trends that highlight some of the COVID tailwinds, such as Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and digital payments in emerging markets, while also shining a light on the renewed focus in blockchain applications, as well as featuring CEO/Founder profiles from companies in the wealth management and personal financial management tools.”

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DIGITAL MEDIA
Alec Dafferner, Partner at GP Bullhound, commented: “As the world adapts to the new normal and anticipates a slow recovery, COVID-19 remained the center of attention in Q3. While many traditional gyms are open, virtual gyms have continued to dominate as many hesitate to risk exposure. Meanwhile, the eSports and competitive gaming industry has reaped the rewards of quarantine, providing the world with a sense of community and a distraction from tense election periods studded with talk of monitoring and limiting online content.”

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MARKETPLACES
“Alessandro Casartelli, Executive Director at GP Bullhound, said: “In Q3, we continued to see a recovery in performance and valuations in most verticals in the marketplaces sector after the COVID-induced shock. As we predicted in Q2, there has been a significant uptick in M&A and private placement activity. Even more significantly, the IPO market saw a particularly strong quarter with several landmark listings and filings over the period.”

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About GP Bullhound
GP Bullhound is a leading technology advisory and investment firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world’s best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999, the firm today has offices in London, San Francisco, Stockholm, Berlin, Manchester, Paris, Hong Kong, Madrid and New York. For more information, please visit www.gpbullhound.com

Enquiries
For enquiries, please contact:

SOFTWARE: Jonathan Cantwell, Partner, JONATHAN.CANTWELL@GPBULLHOUND.COM
DIGITAL SERVICES: Simon Nicholls, Partner, SIMON.NICHOLLS@GPBULLHOUND.COM
DIGITAL SERVICES: Greg Smith, Partner, GREG.SMITH@GPBULLHOUND.COM
FINTECH: Claudio Alvarez, Partner, CLAUDIO.ALVAREZ@GPBULLHOUND.COM
DIGITAL MEDIA: Alec Dafferner, Partner, ALEC.DAFFERNER@GPBULLHOUND.COM
MARKETPLACES: Alessandro Casartelli, Executive Director, ALESSANDRO.CASARTELLI@GPBULLHOUND.COM