We often hear the question, “What kind of deals can you do on CapLinked?” The answer is “almost anything.” Users can set up a private deal room for a capital raise or asset sale in just about any industry. Here are some of the stats about the types of deals being set up on our site.
Summary
Deal room activity on CapLinked accelerated throughout Q3 and into the fall, tripling in total volume from under $4 billion in June to $12 billion in November (Figure 1). The growth in both the number and dollar amount of deal rooms hosted on CapLinked’s website suggests that investment into private companies continues to be active in spite of volatility in public markets. CapLinked’s rapid growth also indicates that companies, investors, and their advisors are increasingly willing to conduct their deals online.
While Internet deals remain hot, a number of other industries — especially energy, media, and commercial real estate — led the way in growth last quarter. Overall, deal activity was up 138% from one quarter to the next (Figure 2), and has continued to expand rapidly in early Q4.
Deals by Industry
Real estate has become a hot category on CapLinked. From Chinese factories to Malibu ranches, the category increased by 134.7% quarter-over-quarter to a total of $3 billion. The average real estate deal is $40 million.
Proponents of the bubble theory can also gloat point to a rise in the average dollar amount of deals in the Internet industry during the second half of the year. The average deal rose from $897K in July to $1.08 million in November, a 20% rise that perhaps indicates increasing valuations but could also reflect a great willingness to seek venture funding.
