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Las Vegas, Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina and Atlantic City to record sharpest declines in unemployment rates in 2021, says GlobalData

US cities are experiencing a surge in employment as reopening initiatives, rising vaccination rates and low daily cases have given businesses confidence. In fact, unemployment rate in all 382 metropolitan regions tracked by GlobalData is expected to decline in 2021 as compared to 2020. The sharpest declines will be seen in the tourism and hospitality […]
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Future of Work sentiments up 12% in Q2 2021 as companies embrace hybrid workspaces, says GlobalData

The future of work is likely to be a mixture of work from home (WFH) and office work, according to sentiment analysis by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s Filing Analytics platform notes that ‘WFH’, ‘remote working’ and ‘video conferencing’ continue to be prominent keywords in all company filings, and, while discussions […]
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in North America for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in North America for H1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised on 118 deals worth US$326.7bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms having […]
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JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in North America for H1 2021, finds GlobalData

JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in North America for H1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. JP Morgan advised on 167 deals worth US$419.4bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs led in volume terms having advised on 168 deals worth […]
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Nestlé’s job postings for Purina PetCare increased by 251% between Q1 2020 and Q2 2021, finds GlobalData

In November 2020, GlobalData revealed that Nestlé SA was shifting its business strategy towards its Purina PetCare segment (Purina PetCare drives new job postings at Nestle) and Nestlé’s annual report published in February 2021 reported that its Purina PetCare product category was indeed the largest contributor to growth, lending credibility to GlobalData’s study. In fact, […]
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Global deal activity makes solid rebound and registers 30.3% growth in June, finds GlobalData

A total of 5,118 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced globally during June 2021, which is an increase of 30.3% over 3,929 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 despite the […]
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Top 20 semiconductor companies by revenue recorded healthy growth, says GlobalData

Year-on-Year (YoY) cumulative revenue of the top 20 semiconductor companies by revenue increased 8.4% Despite the COVID-19 crisis, 45% of the companies reported double-digit growth in 2020 The semiconductor sector gained traction in H2 2020 due to rising demand for computer-centric products, game consoles and internet of things (IoT) devices, as well as increasing investment […]
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Influencers see Nissan investment in electric hub creating thousands of jobs in UK, reveals GlobalData

Nissan Motor Company, Ltd (Nissan) unveiled its plan to invest £1bn (US$1.4bn) in Sunderland, the UK for electric vehicle hub, ‘EV36Zero’, which led influencer conversations on Twitter to jump by 400% during the first week of July 2021 over the previous week, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Smitarani Tripathy, Influencer Analyst […]
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