Market Report · October 2026
UK M&A & Venture Capital Market Report
A snapshot of UK private equity, M&A, and venture capital deal activity — updated continuously from the PE Deals database.
Deals Tracked
14,947
Disclosed Capital
£1820bn
Last 90 Days
672
Capital (90d)
£745bn
Deal Mix
VC Funding12,366
M&A / Exits2,474
Deal Volume (Trailing 12 Months)
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Most Active Investors
| 1 | Crowdcube | 172 deals |
| 2 | Octopus Ventures | 170 deals |
| 3 | Index Ventures | 161 deals |
| 4 | Seedcamp | 147 deals |
| 5 | Seedrs | 147 deals |
| 6 | Innovate UK | 144 deals |
| 7 | Fuel Ventures | 144 deals |
| 8 | BGF | 137 deals |
| 9 | LocalGlobe | 126 deals |
| 10 | Balderton Capital | 125 deals |
Most Active Acquirers
| 1 | Frasers Group | 20 deals |
| 2 | Teqnion | 11 deals |
| 3 | Accenture | 11 deals |
| 4 | Apple | 8 deals |
| 5 | ClearCourse | 8 deals |
| 6 | Phenna Group | 8 deals |
| 7 | Accel-KKR | 8 deals |
| 8 | KKR | 6 deals |
| 9 | Prologis | 6 deals |
| 10 | Ideagen | 6 deals |
Most Active Sectors
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