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TikTok learns from Facebook’s mistakes with TikTok Transparency Forum, says GlobalData

Following today’s TikTok Transparency Forum, where TikTok outlined platform risks, and safety and security policies; Sarah Coop, Analyst in the Thematic Research Team at GlobalData offers her view: “Being a leader in safety and security is the only future for successful social media platforms. Following a history of letting user-created harmful, unsafe, violent, or even […]
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Unilever’s restructure reflects the challenges of engaging with COVID-concerned consumers, says GlobalData

Following the announcement that Unilever will cut 1,500 management jobs; Ramsey Baghdadi, Consumer Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Although COVID-19 restrictions have been alleviated in many countries, 45%* of consumers are still concerned about the pandemic when visiting shops, according to a survey by GlobalData. Shop visitor numbers […]
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in the consumer sector for 2021, finds GlobalData

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the consumer sector for 2021 by value and volume, respectively, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised on 20 deals worth $38.5 billion, while Kirkland & Ellis advised […]
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JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in the consumer sector for 2021, finds GlobalData

JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the consumer sector for 2021 by value and volume, respectively, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that JP Morgan advised on 32 deals worth $41 billion—the highest value among all the advisers tracked. Meanwhile, Rothschild […]
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Global risk increases in Q4 2021 to slowdown the pace of economic recovery, says GlobalData

With Omicron variant spreading at the lightening speed and the consequent reimposition of restrictions may dwindle the recovery path of the global economy. Supply chain disruption, rising price levels, uneven vaccination drive and mass cancellation of flights came out to be major risk factors globally towards the end of 2021. GlobalData’s report, ‘Country Risk Index […]
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JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in South & Central America for 2021, finds GlobalData

JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in South & Central America for 2021 by value and volume, respectively. JP Morgan advised on 10 deals worth $14.9 billion, which was the highest value among all advisers tracked. Meanwhile, Rothschild & Co led in volume terms having advised […]
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Unmet needs in Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be partially met by the pipeline, says GlobalData

Upcoming, highly-anticipated gene therapies for progressive muscle-degenerating disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) will cost a whopping $2 million per patient per year—double the cost of the current standard-of-care, exon-skipping therapies—says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s research highlighted the costs of various DMD treatment types as part of an assessment of the upcoming pipeline, […]
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Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in financial services sector for 2021, finds GlobalData

Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the financial services sector for 2021 by value and volume, respectively, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that Sullivan & Cromwell advised on 42 deals worth $105.1 billion, which was the highest value among […]
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2022 predictions: autonomous vehicle development to be stalled by technological and regulatory barriers, says GlobalData

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are currently more hype than substance, given the significant technological, financial, and regulatory barriers to their widespread use, according to GlobalData. In its latest report, ‘Tech, Media, & Telecom (TMT) Predictions 2022 – Thematic Research’, the leading data and analytics company predicts that focus will shift onto ‘lower-level’ AVs that require greater […]
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Meta’s new biometric technology patents signal potential data privacy issues in the metaverse, says GlobalData

Following today’s news (January 18) that Meta has patented technologies that use biometric data to power what the user sees; Members of the Thematic Research Team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offer their view: Sarah Coop, Associate Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Facebook’s plan to target user content based on facial movements are […]
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Procurement of Cheongung II expected to augment UAE’s missile defence capability, says GlobalData

Following the news that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea for the purchase of M-SAM II/Cheongung II, a mid-range surface-to-air missile system; Tushar M, Defence Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Estimated to be worth $3.5 billion (KRW4 trillion), this […]
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