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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, […]
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 […]
Caution weighs on investor sentiments with low value deals dominating APAC VC funding landscape in Q2, finds GlobalData
Low value deals (investment <=US$10m) dominated the Asia-Pacific venture capital (VC) investment landscape with 67.4% share of the overall volume in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. VC investment volume (deals with disclosed deal value) increased marginally from 290 deals in May to 295 in June […]
China dominates GlobalData’s list of top 20 APAC banks by revenue in 2019
China has dominated the list of top Asia-Pacific (APAC) banks by revenue in 2019, with 13 banks from the country occupying the top 20 list, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Three banks from Japan, two from South Korea and one each from India and Hong Kong featured in the top 20 […]
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Kirkland & Ellis were top legal advisers by value and volume in global financial services sector in H1 2020
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global financial services sector in the first half (H1) of 2020 based on deal value and volume, respectively. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised on 14 deals worth US$68.3bn, which was the highest […]
Wipro reopens hiring in US and India; ambitious on cloud and AI, says GlobalData
Going by the recent new job postings, looks like Wipro Ltd. (Wipro) is on its way back to restart full-fledged operations and COVID-19 cannot stop it anymore. Wipro has accelerated its hiring and posted 3,146 jobs in June 20, a big leap from 741 in the previous month globally. Wipro has been consistently limiting its […]
Goldman Sachs and Robert W Baird were top financial advisers by value and volume in global automotive sector in H1 2020
Goldman Sachs and Robert W Baird were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global automotive sector in the first half (H1) of 2020 based on deal value and volume, respectively. Goldman Sachs advised on two deals worth US$4.4bn, which was the highest among all advisers. Robert W Baird led in volume […]
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis were top legal advisers by value and volume in global ICT sector in H1 2020, says GlobalData
Legal advisers Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global information and communication technology (ICT) sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Davis Polk & Wardwell advised on 22 deals worth US$27.1bn, […]
Jio Platforms best placed to pose stiff competition to domestic and international rivals in India, says GlobalData
With tech giants such as Google and Facebook investing in Jio Platforms, India-based conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited not only is best placed to drive the increasing mobile phone penetration and boost Internet usage due to its cheap smartphones and 4G services but also has the advantage of capturing additional consumers through various digital services across […]
China tops Asia-Pacific M&A deal activity during Q2 2020, finds GlobalData
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal activity in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region remained inconsistent during second quarter (Q2) of 2020. However, China continued to top the region both in terms of volume as well as value, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. After decreasing from 505 in April to 493 in May, the […]
Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan were top financial advisers by value and volume in global financial services sector in H1 2020
Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global financial services sector in the first half (H1) of 2020 based on deal value and volume, respectively. Morgan Stanley advised on 16 deals worth US$67bn, which was the highest among all advisers, while JP Morgan led in volume […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Latham & Watkins were top legal advisers by value and volume in global consumer goods sector in H1 2020
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Latham & Watkins were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global consumer goods sector in the first half (H1) of 2020 based on deal value and volume, respectively. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised on 11 deals worth US$18.5bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. […]
Sentiment growth in technology sector driven by Jabil, while cloud was top theme for June 2020
Jabil had the highest sentiment score growth for June 2020, while cloud technology had the highest earnings transcript mentions during the month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Sectorial sentiment growth was influenced by Jabil, which saw the most growth at 41% in June 2020 (fiscal Q3 2020 earnings transcript) compared to […]
Major APAC economies to recover marginally in second half of 2020 with unlocking initiatives, says GlobalData
Major Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries have been partially successful in containing the spread of the contagious COVID-19 and had started opening up the economies in phases. Since mid-May 2020, partial restoration of business activities had resulted in a slowdown in the intensity of job losses and recovery is expected to gain momentum during the remaining part […]
Australian cities’ tourism sector is in turmoil, says GlobalData
Tourism sector has predominantly high contribution of more than 10% to the Australian economy making the country as the fourth largest contributor in the sector of Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. International travel restrictions along with imposition of complete lockdown and quarantine measures helped to contain the spread in Australia, but had led to severe disruption to […]
Sullivan & Cromwell and White & Case were top legal advisers by value and volume in global construction sector in H1 2020
Sullivan & Cromwell and White & Case were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the global construction sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Sullivan & Cromwell advised on four deals worth US$24.2bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. […]
Jio defies challenging market conditions with unprecedented investments pouring in, says GlobalData
Jio Platforms Limited (Jio) has been a notable exception for being able to garner unprecedented back-to-back investments during these challenging times. The investments spree that started with Facebook on 22 April 2020 also saw many other foreign investors ranging from tech giants to big private equity firms (PE) evincing interest in Jio. The cumulative value […]
Citi and PwC were top financial advisers by value and volume in global consumer goods sector in H1 2020
Citi and PwC were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global consumer goods sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. Citi advised on six deals worth US$16.8bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. Meanwhile, PwC led in volume […]
General Motors reopens hiring as it tries to get back on its feet, says GlobalData
General Motors’ (GM) job postings rebounded from 23 in May to 308 in June 2020 after remaining subdued for the past few months, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics Platform. While June’s figures were noted to be the highest of all months during the first half (H1) of 2020, hiring post shutdown may not be all […]
JP Morgan and EY were top financial advisers by value and volume in global construction sector in H1 2020
JP Morgan and Ernst & Young (EY) were noted to be the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the global construction sector in the first half (H1) of 2020, based on deal value and volume, respectively. JP Morgan advised on six deals worth US$31.8bn, which was the highest among all the advisers. Meanwhile, […]