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Low-value venture capital (VC) funding deals (investments less than or equal to US$10m) volume shrank as overall VC funding activity in the cloud space declined during 2020 compared to 2019. The share of low-value deals as a proportion of total deal volume also contracted, however, it still continued to account for a dominant share, according […]
Tokyo Olympics unlikely to drive economic activity in Japanese cities, says GlobalData
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will do little in boosting the country’s economic growth as the organising committee has banned foreign fans and volunteers. Since February 2021, the uncertainty hovering over the Olympics navigated to the clarity for hosting the games, which boosted the confidence of the organisers and related services industries to reap some benefit […]
Goldman Sachs hires prominently for Marcus as it looks to expand its digital consumer banking division, finds GlobalData
Goldman Sachs is developing Marcus, its digital consumer business division, by expanding into new products and partnerships and providing digital solutions for consumers to better spend, borrow, invest and save. Job postings for the division increased in Q1 2021 with 151 jobs compared to 103 jobs in Q1 2020, and have been on the rise […]
Netflix, Disney find themselves at opposite ends of sentiment spectrum in India, reveals GlobalData
American over-the-top (OTT) content platform Netflix dominates in certain Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries such as Australia and Malaysia, according to the subscription video on demand (SVOD) forecasts by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Yet, Netflix has significant ground to gain in India, with sentiments around India down year-on-year in 2021* while Disney’s sentiments are […]
Four Seasons ramps up hiring in 2021 as it reopens several of its hotels, finds GlobalData
Four Seasons and Hotels has been ramping up hires in 2021, with new job postings doubling from 431 in February 2021 to 889 in March 2021. The Canada-based company is hiring several senior-level personnel and support staff across its 119 hotels and 44 private residences, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company […]
Tokyo Olympics fails to boost hiring activity in Japan, finds GlobalData
Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics games are back at the world center stage after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The mega sporting events do not seem to impact hiring activity with active jobs not seeing significant growth in Japan. However, it’s business as usual for companies that are partnering the event. From product launches, customer […]
Crypto discussions among corporates grew in Q1 2021, yet negativity persists, says GlobalData
Despite the market volatility, cryptocurrency has gained traction among corporates over the last five years, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s filing analytics database reveals that, mentions of ‘crypto’ and related keywords in company filings rose by over 125% in Q1 2021, compared to Q4 2020 – the sharpest increase since the […]
Sentiments around China up by 16% in 2021 as US firms continue to rely for domestic supply, reveals GlobalData
The COVID-19 pandemic and strained economic ties between the US and China impacted the sentiments of US-based companies around China in 2020. However, sentiments seem to have gained ground in 2021* growing year-on-year by around 16%, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Rinaldo Pereira, Senior Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “With no […]
Influencers opine iOS 15 will help Apple retain customers, reveals GlobalData
Apple Inc. (Apple) witnessed a dramatic jump of 100% in influencer conversations on Twitter during the second week of June 2021 over the previous week, following the official announcement of its next generation operating system iOS 15 during Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. iOS, iPad and health emerged […]
SoftBank led US$360m funding fuels AI-powered technology ambitions of online used car platform Carro, says GlobalData
Following the news that Singapore-based online car sales platform Carro raised US$360m in a fresh funding round; Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “On the back of the fresh funding led by Japan’s SoftBank, the valuation of Carro exceeded US$1bn and it became the latest […]
Renewable resources discussions grow multifold in 2020 as fossil fuel demand dwindles, says GlobalData
‘Renewable energy’ mentions in oil and gas companies’ earnings transcripts increased by over 150% in 2020 compared to 2019, while mentions in 2021* surpassed more than a half of 2020, according to GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics platform. This trend is expected to continue as dwindling energy demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed oil […]
Tech sector’s shortage mentions rose by 74% in Q1 2021 as supply-demand gap widens, says GlobalData
Several tech manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung, Sony and Acer, are facing production issues due to the ongoing component shortage. Discussions around shortage and related keywords rose quarter-on-quarter by 74% in Q1 2021 compared to Q4 2020, with around 17% of the mentions about impacts on production and capacity, according to the Filing Analytics platform by […]
Deal-making activity in the travel & tourism sector declined by 25.4% during May 2021, finds GlobalData
A total of 53 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture financing) were announced in the global travel and tourism sector during May, which is a decline of 25.4% over 71 deals announced in April, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “May […]
US firms sweep GlobalData’s list of top ten VC investors in cybersecurity space
All of the top ten venture capital (VC) investors, by number of investments in global cybersecurity space in 2020, were headquartered in the US, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Lightspeed Management managed to top the list as the firm participated in 15 VC funding rounds. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, […]
Robust demand for digital transformation helped majority of top 25 tech companies by revenue demonstrate strong business growth in pandemic-hit year, says GlobalData
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 of the top 25 technology companies by revenue reported a year-on-year (YoY) rise in revenue, with 28% seeing double-digit growth Approximately 50% of the top 25 technology companies by revenue recorded double-digit growth in their YoY net profit The top 25 technology companies that reported considerable improvement in profitability over […]
Twitter Influencers see ‘United Airlines’ decision to buy supersonic planes a leap towards sustainable and faster aviation, finds GlobalData
United Airlines Inc. (United Airlines) has entered into an agreement with Boom Supersonic to buy its first supersonic commercial jet ‘Overture’. United Airlines is the first American airline company to go for commercial supersonic jet, which will be based on sustainable air-fuel and will be operational by 2029. Against this backdrop, the company witnessed more […]
Deal activity in Asia-Pacific declined by 27.8% in May 2021, finds GlobalData
A total of 760 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture financing deals) were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during May 2021, which is a decline of 27.8% over 1,053 deals announced during the previous month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database […]
Sustainable business initiatives helped majority of the top 25 retailers by revenue thrive in pandemic-hit year, says GlobalData
Among the top 25 retailers by revenue, close to one-third reported double-digit year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue Approximately 70% recorded growth in their YoY net earnings Fiscal 2020 was arguably the most difficult year in recent history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, with the timely adoption of strategic and operational changes, retailers worldwide were […]
Sequoia Capital was top VC investor in cloud space in 2020, says GlobalData
Nine out of the top ten venture capital (VC) investors by number of investments in the global cloud space in 2020 were headquartered in the US, while Sequoia Capital managed to top the list as the firm participated in 49 VC funding rounds, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. China-based Tencent Holdings […]
Deal activity in cybersecurity space witnessed fluctuating fortunes during 2016-2020, says GlobalData
Venture capital (VC) funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the cybersecurity space fluctuated during 2016-2020, according to GlobalData, a leading and data analytics company. VC deal volume announcement in the cybersecurity space shrank by 16.5% from 762 in 2019 to 636 deals in 2020 and the deal value declined by 25.6% from US$17.1bn […]