Business Fundamentals

Exiting China not easy for Japanese companies, says GlobalData

In the wake of the supply chain disruptions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Japan has earmarked over US$2bn to encourage its companies under FY2020 Primary Supplementary Budget to move operations out of China and relocate production bases across a number of countries, including those of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). However, completely […]

Top 25 global technology companies defy health crisis with MCap rising in Q2 2020, says GlobalData

The COVID-19 pandemic is providing new business opportunities for the tech sector, as evidenced by the performance of the world’s top 25 technology companies*, which all reported quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth in market capitalization (MCap) for the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, ended June 30. Top of the ranking by GlobalData, Apple’s revenue in Q2 was […]

Business Fundamentals

JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs were top financial advisers by value and volume in the US in H1 2020, says GlobalData

Financial advisers JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the US in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. JP Morgan advised on 57 deals worth US$95.4bn, which was the highest among all advisers. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs led […]

Business Fundamentals

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis were top legal advisers by value and volume in the US in H1 2020, says GlobalData

Legal advisers Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the US in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised on 51 deals worth US$59.2bn, which was the highest among all […]

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Goldman Sachs and EY were top financial advisers by value and volume in the UK in H1 2020

Goldman Sachs and Ernst & Young (EY) were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the UK in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Goldman Sachs advised on 13 deals worth US$58.3bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. Meanwhile, EY led in volume terms […]

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and CMS were top legal advisers by value and volume in the UK in H1 2020

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and CMS were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the UK in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised on 12 deals worth US$50.4bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. Meanwhile, CMS led in volume terms having […]

Banking, Business Fundamentals

Stocks of top global banks see revival in Q2 2020

The shares of the top 25 global banks witnessed a revival in Q2 2020 as their aggregate market cap grew 4.2% to US$2,710bn in Q2 2020, up from US$2,601bn in Q1 2020. Of the 25, 18 reported quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) growth, with six banks – Citigroup, HDFC, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Truist Financial, and BNP Paribas […]

Business Fundamentals, Medical Devices

Siemens Healthineers-Varian deal will create a world leader in oncology solutions, says GlobalData

Following the recent announcement that Siemens Healthineers will acquire Varian Medical Systems; Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the deal: “This US$16.4bn deal is the largest transaction by Siemens Healthineers since it was spun-off and formed as a separate business entity by Siemens in 2018. […]

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China dominates APAC VC funding landscape Q2 2020, reveals GlobalData

China continued to top the venture capital (VC) funding activity both in terms of volume as well as value and was way ahead of its peer countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. VC funding activity in the APAC region […]

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China’s economy set to post positive growth in 2020 unlike peer countries, forecasts GlobalData

With improvements in key macroeconomic indicators, the Chinese economy is forecasted to post a positive growth in 2020 unlike other peer countries, which are expected to enter into a recession, says GlobalData, a leading data analytics company. The business activities started to resume from March across various provinces of China, except in Hubei where lockdown […]

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Goldman Sachs and Bank of America were top financial advisers by value and volume in global retail sector in H1 2020, says GlobalData

Financial advisers Goldman Sachs and Bank of America were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global retail sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Goldman Sachs advised on six deals worth US$20.56bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. […]

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Jones Day were top legal advisers by value and volume in global retail sector in H1 2020, says GlobalData

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Jones Day were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global retail sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised on six deals worth US$12.66bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. Meanwhile, […]

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Barclays and EY were top financial advisers by value and volume in global power sector in H1 2020, says GlobalData

Financial advisers Barclays and Ernst & Young (EY) were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global power sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Barclays advised on six deals worth US$10.4bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. Meanwhile, […]

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Allen & Overy and Watson Farley & Williams were top legal advisers by value and volume in global power sector in H1 2020, says GlobalData

Allen & Overy and Watson Farley & Williams were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global power sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Allen & Overy advised on 11 deals worth US$8.4bn, which was the highest among all the […]

Business Fundamentals, Mining

McCarthy Tetrault was top M&A legal adviser by value and volume in global metals and mining sector in H1 2020

McCarthy Tetrault was the top legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in the global metals and mining sector by deal value and volume in the first half (H1) of 2020, having advised on seven deals worth US$3.5bn, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aurojyoti Bose, Financial Deals Analyst at GlobalData, […]

Automotive, Business Fundamentals

Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were top legal advisers by value and volume in global automotive sector in H1 2020

Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global automotive sector in the first half (H1) of 2020 based on deal value and volume, respectively. Sullivan & Cromwell advised on two deals worth US$3.7bn, which was the highest among all advisers. Kirkland & Ellis led […]

Business Fundamentals

Early-stage funding rounds dominated APAC VC funding landscape in Q2 2020, finds GlobalData

Early stage funding rounds (comprising Seed and Series A funding) dominated the venture capital (VC) funding landscape during the second quarter (Q2) of 2020 in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Series B was the only funding round that witnessed consistent growth in share during the period. The […]

Business Fundamentals, Technology

Morgan Stanley and EY were top financial advisers by value and volume in global ICT sector in H1 2020

Morgan Stanley and Ernst & Young (EY) were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global information and communications technology (ICT) sector in the first half (H1) of 2020 based on deal value and volume, respectively. Morgan Stanley advised on 30 deals worth US$39.6bn, which was the highest among all advisers. EY […]

Business Fundamentals, Mining

BMO Capital Markets was top M&A financial adviser by value and volume in global metals and mining sector in H1 2020

BMO Capital Markets was the top financial adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in the global metals and mining sector by deal value and volume in the first half (H1) of 2020, having advised on 12 deals worth US$4.4bn, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aurojyoti Bose, Financial Deals Analyst at […]

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Consumer and retail sectors dominate GlobalData’s list of top 50 APAC companies by market cap in Q2 2020

Consumer and retail sectors have topped GlobalData’s list of the top 50 companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with an impressive growth in their market capitalization (M Cap) during the second quarter (Q2) ended 30 June 2020. An analysis of GlobalData’s Company Profiles Database reveals that even while countries continue to reel under the COVID-19 […]

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