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The Europe Pitch
Your edge on global private capital markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
 
Good afternoon. Welcome back to The Europe Pitch, PitchBook's newsletter for the EMEA region.

⚛️ Pasqal is heading to the public markets at a $2 billion valuation, striking a SPAC deal as quantum computing startups increasingly opt for blank-check mergers over traditional IPOs. The listing, hot on the heels of Finland’s IQM, underscores how capital-hungry deeptech players are using SPACs to fast-track scale in a resurging quantum race. More below