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Remote work mentions tripled in Hilton’s and Accor’s 2020 filings, says GlobalData

Work-from-home policies impacted business meetings at hotels in 2020, yet some lodging companies have seen it as an opportunity to focus on newer and safer hybrid meeting solutions. GlobalData’s filing analytics platform found that Hilton and Accor Hotels, for example, had more mentions of ‘remote work’ and related keywords in their company filings than other […]
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Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in global automotive sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global automotive sector for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Goldman Sachs advised on six deals worth $12.4bn, which was the highest among all advisers. Meanwhile, Houlihan Lokey led in terms of volume, having advised on eight deals worth […]
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Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in global automotive sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global automotive sector for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Sullivan & Cromwell advised on five deals worth $10.28bn, which was the highest value among all advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms having advised […]
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Davis Polk & Wardwell and CMS were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in global power sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Davis Polk & Wardwell and CMS were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global power sector for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Davis Polk & Wardwell advised on five deals worth US$31.4bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, CMS led in volume terms having advised on 41 deals worth US$5.8bn. A total of 2,033 M&A deals were announced in the sector during 2020, marking a 18.3% decrease over the 2,487 deals announced in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Power M&A Report Legal Adviser League Tables 2020’, deal value increased by 1% from US$272bn in 2019 to US$275bn in 2020. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead […]
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Apple job postings indicate accelerated efforts on its electric car project ‘Titan’, finds GlobalData

While Apple’s electric vehicle could still be some time away, the company continues to post jobs related to car experience, road safety and strengthening wireless technologies & ecosystem (WTE). The company posted multiple such jobs in 2020 in a bid to scale research and development, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Ajay Thalluri, […]
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Alston & Bird and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in global oil and gas sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Alston & Bird and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global oil and gas sector for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Alston & Bird advised on seven deals worth US$55.4bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms having advised on 47 deals worth US$24.3bn. A total 1,680 M&A deals were announced in the sector during 2020, marking a 15.5% decrease over the 1,987 deals announced in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Oil & Gas M&A Report Legal Adviser League Tables 2020’, deal value decreased by 33% from US$412bn in 2019 to US$276bn in 2020. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Kirkland & Ellis was the only firm […]
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Goldman Sachs and PwC were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in global construction sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and PwC were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global construction sector for 2020 by value and volume respectively. Goldman Sachs advised on 14 deals worth $61.4bn, which was the highest value among all advisers. Meanwhile, PwC led in volume terms having advised on 23 deals worth $3.9bn. A […]
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Morgan Stanley and Evercore were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in global oil and gas sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Morgan Stanley and Evercore were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global oil and gas sector for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Morgan Stanley advised on 18 deals worth US$82.9bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Evercore led in volume terms having advised on 19 deals […]
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Coinbase most mentioned company among top 10 blockchain influencers on Twitter during Q4 2020, finds GlobalData

Coinbase, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPMorgan) and Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) emerged as the most mentioned companies among blockchain influencer discussions on Twitter during fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Smitarani Tripathy, Influencer Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The discussions related to Coinbase were largely driven by the announcement […]
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Kirkland & Ellis were the top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in global financial services sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global financial services sector for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advised on 18 deals worth $98.7bn, which was the highest value among all advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms having advised on 66 deals worth $19.6bn. A total 3,314 M&A deals were announced in the sector during 2020, marking an 8.9% decrease over the 3,636 deals announced in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Financial Services M&A Report Legal Adviser League Tables 2020’, deal value decreased by 13.7% from $523bn in 2019 to $451bn in 2020. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Kirkland & Ellis was the only company tracked […]
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Goldman Sachs and Itau Unibanco were the top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in South & Central America for 2020, finds GlobalData

Goldman Sachs and Itau Unibanco were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in South & Central America for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Goldman Sachs advised on ten deals worth $9.6bn, which was the highest among all advisers. Meanwhile, Itau Unibanco led in volume terms having advised on 12 deals worth $7.1bn. […]
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Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in global construction sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global construction sector for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Sullivan & Cromwell advised on six deals worth $35.6bn, which was the highest value among all advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms having advised […]
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Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis were top M&A legal advisers by value and volume in global TMT sector for 2020, finds GlobalData

Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global technology, media & telecom (TMT) sector for 2020 by value and volume, respectively. Latham & Watkins advised on 138 deals worth US$191.6bn, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms having advised on 256 deals worth US$127bn. While most of the sectors have been left struggling due to the impact of COVID-19, TMT showcased resilience and a total of 9,764 M&A deals were announced in the sector during 2020, marking an 16.9% increase over the 8,354 deals announced during […]
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