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The US and China accounted for more than 60% of high-value VC investments in Q2 2021, finds GlobalData

The US and China remained the preferred destinations for venture capital (VC) investors globally in Q2 2021. Both nations attracted a significant amount of high-value VC investment deals (worth more than US$100m) both in terms of volume and value during the quarter. The US and China collectively accounted for 66.2% and 61.8% of high-value VC […]

Top 25 global retailers by MCap reported 7% growth in cumulative MCap in Q2 2021, says GlobalData

The cumulative market capitalization (MCap) of the top 25 retailers increased by $321bn in Q2 2021 Regulatory crackdown led to broad-based selloff of Chinese retailers’ stocks The MCap of US-based online retailers, such as Amazon and eBay rebounded in Q2 2021, whereas major Chinese e-commerce players, such as Alibaba, Pinduoduo and JD.com, struggled to retain […]

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GlobalData reveals top 10 cruise influencers on Twitter in Q2 2021

GlobalData’s Cruise Influencer Platform, which tracks about 100 leading industry experts and their discussions pertaining to the emerging trends, pain areas, new fields of innovation and other popular areas on Twitter, revealed Doug Parker, Producer / Host of Cruise Radio Podcast and Cruise News Today, as the top cruise influencer during the second quarter (Q2) […]

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Lam Research ramps up hires in Malaysia, focuses on manufacturing, supply chain operations, finds GlobalData

California-based semiconductor company Lam Research Corporation is gearing up to develop products and provide dedicated supply chain operations to support its new factory operations in Malaysia. In line with that the company is making significant hires in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with Malaysia witnessing significant job listings. Hiring shows that the company is overseeing transportation […]

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Early-stage funding rounds account for over 68% of Asia-Pacific VC investment during Q2 2021, reveals GlobalData

Startups seeking early-stage funding (seed and Series A) got a bigger slice of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) venture capital (VC) investment pie during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021. Subsequently, early-stage funding rounds accounted for 68.2% of the total deal volume in the region during the period, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]

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Job postings in the UAE have increased by 148% since July 2020 largely driven by Dubai Expo, finds GlobalData

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ramped up hiring activity across a number of different industry areas. The majority of this activity has occurred in the travel and tourism sector, largely coming from hotel chains and airline operators. Job postings have been increasing since January 2021, but has really picked up in July, finds GlobalData. […]

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Venture capital investors continue to bet big on low value deals in Asia-Pacific during Q2 2021, finds GlobalData

Low value deals (≤ US$10m) accounted for most of the venture capital (VC) investment volume in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region while billion-dollar deals remained mostly non-existent during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that the region saw the […]

Business Fundamentals, Construction

JP Morgan top M&A financial adviser in construction sector for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

JP Morgan emerged as the top financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in the construction sector for H1 2021, having advised on 21 deals worth US$92.7bn. A total of 1,957 M&A deals were announced in the sector during H1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics […]

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Lori Shemek top health and wellness influencer in Q2 2021, reveals GlobalData

Nutrition and weight loss expert Lori Shemek emerged as the top influencer among the health and wellness experts on Twitter during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Shemek was also recognized as the top health and wellness global influencer for 2020. She largely shares updates on […]

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Goldman Sachs tops M&A financial advisers in power sector for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs has emerged as the top financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in the power sector for H1 2021, having advised on seventeen deals worth $51bn. A total of 1,197 M&A deals were announced in the sector during H1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics […]

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Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in construction sector for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the construction sector for H1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Sullivan & Cromwell advised on seven deals worth $41.7bn, which was the highest value among all advisers tracked. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in terms of volume, […]

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Watson Farley & Williams were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in power sector for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Watson Farley & Williams were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the power sector for H1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. According to the deals database by leading data and analytics company GlobalData, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advised on seven deals worth $25.3bn, which […]

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Billion-dollar VC funding deals did not attract investor attention during Q2 2021 due to COVID-19, finds GlobalData

Low-value deals (where the investment was less than or equal to $10m) accounted for the majority of global venture capital (VC) investment volume during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021, while deals valued more than $1bn remained mostly non-existent, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Of the total 5,416 deals with disclosed […]

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Barclays and Goldman Sachs were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in automotive sector for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

Barclays and Goldman Sachs were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the automotive sector for H1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Barclays advised on three deals worth US$7.6bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs led in volume terms having advised on four deals worth US$6.1bn. […]

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Extra Space Storage doubles hiring activity in 2021, with focus on customer-facing roles, finds GlobalData

Extra Space Storage’s job advertisements have doubled from 541 in June 2021 to over 1,500 in July, as the company seeks to develop partnership opportunities, expand its products and services, and diversify customer acquisition efforts, finds GlobalData. According to the leading data and analytics company’s Job Analytics Database, Extra Space Storage’s increased hiring activity is […]

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ESG discussions up in H1 2021, but social and governance discussions lag, says GlobalData

According to the Filing Analytics platform by GlobalData, corporates broadly discuss the ‘E’ in Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), but the ‘G’ and ‘S’ are lacking. The leading data and analytics company notes, while overall ESG mentions rose 40% in H1 2021 compared to H1 2020, companies mentioned sustainability key phrases such as the ‘environment’, […]

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Covington & Burling and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in automotive sector for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

Covington & Burling and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the automotive sector for H1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Covington & Burling advised on two deals worth US$8.8bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms having […]

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Latham & Watkins and Vinson & Elkins were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in oil & gas sector for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

Latham & Watkins and Vinson & Elkins were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the oil & gas sector for H1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Latham & Watkins advised on 15 deals worth US$32.2bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Vinson & Elkins led in volume […]

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JP Morgan top M&A financial adviser in oil & gas sector for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

JP Morgan emerged as the top financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in the oil & gas sector for H1 2021, having advised on 18 deals worth US$66.7bn. A total of 802 M&A deals were announced in the sector during H1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and […]

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Economic impact of floods in Henan province may be short-lived, opines GlobalData

Following the news that China received heaviest rainfall in 1,000 years, causing loss of life, property and millions to migrate; Gargi Rao, Economic Research Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “China’s real GDP growth rate of 1.3% (quarter-on-quarter) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2021 may lose steam as […]

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