Analysis

December 12, 2022

33% of SaaS CEOs are planning to raise in 2023

Software-as-a-service M&A deals are down by volume, but up in value


Merete Hverven, CEO of Visma

In Europe, there’s nothing investors love more than a bit of software-as-a-service (SaaS) — other than, perhaps, fintech. 

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