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Alphabet’s (Google) hiring has significantly tilted towards Google Cloud, with job postings for the platform contributing to around 30% of total jobs since January 2020, according to the Job Analytics platform by data and analytics company GlobalData. This hiring activity indicates that Google Cloud’s infrastructure, platform capabilities and industry solutions are directed to launch new […]
Goldman Sachs top M&A financial adviser in construction sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
Goldman Sachs emerged as the top financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in the construction sector for Q1 2021, having advised on eight deals worth US$13.7bn. A total of 935 M&A deals were announced during Q1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s […]
Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal adviser in construction sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
Kirkland & Ellis emerged as the top legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in the construction sector for Q1 2021, having advised on 15 deals worth US$13.7bn. A total of 935 M&A deals were announced during Q1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to […]
COVID-19 vaccination programs drive global economic recovery, says GlobalData
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate global economic outlook, however, the rollout of vaccines, surge in demand for goods and services, effectiveness of government spending and green shoots of recovery in key macroeconomic indicators resulted in GlobalData revising its 2021 global growth forecast upward from 4.9% on February 15 to 6% on April 19. According […]
Noerr and Stikeman Elliott top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in metals & mining sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
Noerr and Stikeman Elliott were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial/legal advisers in metals & mining sector for Q1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Noerr advised on two deals worth US$1.7bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Stikeman Elliott led in volume terms having advised on six deals worth […]
Goldman Sachs top M&A financial adviser in consumer sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
Goldman Sachs emerged as the top financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in the consumer sector for Q1 2021, having advised on 10 deals worth US$16.6bn. A total of 926 M&A deals were announced during Q1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s […]
Discussion on subscriptions by automotive companies rose by 73% in 2020 as they look to diversify sales channels, finds GlobalData
Consumers’ need for greater convenience and flexibility, and the shift away from the need to own assets, is driving auto companies to try and capitalize by pursuing subscription models. While auto companies have discussed subscriptions in the past, discussions in earnings transcripts surged in 2020, with the entry of more original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in […]
Hiring in China reaches all-time high in April 2021, finds GlobalData
The economic paralysis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in China led to low job advertisements for most of the 2020. However, hiring activity crossed pre-COVID-19 levels in the last quarter of 2020 and continues to grow with active jobs open for recruitment in April 2021 reaching all-time high, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics […]
Goldman Sachs, Perella Weinberg Partners top M&A financial advisers by value in metals & mining sector for Q1 2021, TD Securities led by volume, finds GlobalData
TD Securities was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the metals & mining sector for Q1 2021 by volume, while Goldman Sachs and Perella Weinberg Partners jointly held the top position by value. Both Goldman Sachs and Perella Weinberg Partners advised on one deal each worth US$1.7bn, which was the highest value […]
JP Morgan top M&A financial adviser in financial services sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
JP Morgan emerged as the top financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in the financial services sector for Q1 2021, having advised on 22 deals worth US$37.5bn. A total of 908 M&A deals were announced during Q1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to […]
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal advisers by value, volume in financial services sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Kirkland & Ellis emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the financial services for Q1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advised on four deals worth US$23.8bn, the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in […]
Blackrock’s sustainability discussions rose in 2021, with focus on slashing anti-green investment, finds GlobalData
As sustainability discussions are gaining traction across various sectors, Blackrock turned its focus towards green investments in Q1 2021. GlobalData’s Filing Analytics platform identified that Blackrock’s mentions of sustainability already rose by around 22% in 2021* compared to 2020. While earnings transcript discussions around sustainability rose by around five times in 2020 for companies on […]
Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal adviser in consumer sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
Kirkland & Ellis has emerged as the top legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in the consumer sector for Q1 2021, having advised on 13 deals worth US$13.2bn. A total of 926 M&A deals were announced during Q1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According […]
JP Morgan top M&A financial adviser in TMT sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
JP Morgan has emerged as the top financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by both value and volume in technology, media & telecom (TMT) sector for Q1 2021, having advised on 41 deals worth US$72.5bn. A total of 3,009 M&A deals were announced in the sector during Q1 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading […]
Linklaters, AZB & Partners top M&A legal advisers by value, volume in APAC for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
Linklaters and AZB & Partners emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for Q1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Linklaters advised on four deals worth US$14.3bn, the highest value among all the advisers. AZB & Partners led in volume terms having advised on 12 deals worth […]
‘Digital’ and ‘DTC’ top the agenda for Nike, while discussions around M&A grew in 2020 and Q1 2021, says GlobalData
Mentions of ‘direct-to-consumer’ (DTC) and ‘mergers and acquisitions’ (M&A) in earnings transcripts saw over 100% and 200% growth, respectively, between 2019 and 2020, according to the filing analytics database by GlobalData. With digital revenues skyrocketing, the data and analytics company notes that this area could be a real stand-out segment for Nike, which has seen […]
UBS and PwC were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in retail sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
UBS and PwC were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the retail sector for Q1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. UBS advised on three deals worth US$6.9bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, PwC led in volume terms having advised on seven deals worth US$2.6bn. A total […]
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison and Willkie Farr & Gallagher were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in retail sector for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison and Willkie Farr & Gallagher were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the retail sector for Q1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison advised on five deals worth US$10.7bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Willkie […]
JP Morgan, China Everbright Bank top M&A financial advisers by value, volume in APAC for Q1 2021, finds GlobalData
JP Morgan and China Everbright Bank emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for Q1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. JP Morgan advised on nine deals worth US$17.2bn, the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, China Everbright Bank led in volume terms having advised on […]
GlobalData reveals top 10 travel and tourism influencers on Twitter during Q1 2021
An analysis of GlobalData’s Travel and Tourism Influencer Platform, which tracks more than 200 leading industry experts and their discussions pertaining to the emerging trends, pain areas, new fields of innovation and other popular areas on Twitter, revealed Melvin Bocher, Founder of Traveldudes, as the top Travel and Tourism influencer during the first quarter (Q1) […]