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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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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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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 […]
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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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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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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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