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Malaysia e-commerce market to grow by 10.6% in 2021, reveals GlobalData

The Malaysian e-commerce market, one of the fastest growing in the Southeast Asia, is expected to register a strong growth of 10.6% in 2021 due to an accelerated shift towards online shopping among consumers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Nikhil Reddy, Payments Senior Analyst at GlobalData, comments: […]
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Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2021, finds GlobalData

Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Sullivan & Cromwell advised on 31 deals worth US$64.6bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms […]
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Goldman Sachs and Piper Sandler were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2021, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and Piper Sandler were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the financial services sector for Q1-Q3 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Goldman Sachs advised on 59 deals worth US$99.5bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Piper Sandler led in volume terms having advised on 60 […]
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Australian e-commerce market to reach US$70bn in 2025, forecasts GlobalData

Australia’s e-commerce market has been witnessing high growth during the past few years, supported by growing Internet penetration, availability of secure online payment systems as well as increasing number of online shoppers. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the shift from offline to online sales and subsequently the market is expected to reach A$91.5bn (US$70bn) […]
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Card payments in Taiwan to grow by 15.2% in 2021, says GlobalData

Taiwan’s payment card market, which sustained growth for the past few years, registered a slump in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with gradual recovery in economic conditions and rise in consumer and commercial spending, the market is expected to rebound strongly by 15.2% in 2021, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]
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Pandora Papers to spark greater scrutiny of property, says GlobalData

The latest release of offshore financial information has revealed little illegal activity, and will lack much of the punch that previous leaks enjoyed. However, it could still have significant consequences. While little direct regulatory action is in the offing, tighter reporting and disclosure of property holdings is the most likely outcome, observes GlobalData, a leading […]
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Japan e-commerce market to grow by 10.5% in 2021, says GlobalData

The Japanese e-commerce market is estimated to register a strong growth of 10.5% in 2021, as consumers are increasingly shifting from offline to online, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Japan has a well-developed e-commerce market and has registered sustainable growth over the last five years supported by high mobile and online […]
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Global deal activity down by 3.4% in August 2021

A total of 4,826 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced globally during August 2021, which is a decline of 3.4% over 4,995 deals announced during the previous month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database revealed that the […]
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