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Uncertainty looms over oil and gas M&A deals landscape amidst coronavirus outbreak and drop in oil prices

The recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is adding further woes for the oil and gas industry, which is already plagued by oversupply and declining prices. This is expected to affect the completion of announced and planned mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s deals database identifies that a […]
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Majority of top global VC investors witness growth in investment volume but decline in value in 2019, says GlobalData

Six of the top 10 global venture capital (VC) investors showcased year-on-year (YoY) growth in the number of investments, whereas seven of them witnessed YoY decline in the proportionate investment value in 2019, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The top 10 global VC investors (by number of investments) participated in more than […]
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VC funding activity in AI technology space remained steady despite fewer big ticket deals in 2019, says GlobalData

The artificial intelligence (AI) technology space witnessed growth in venture capital (VC) investments volume and value in 2019 despite fewer big ticket deals, according to GlobalData, a leading and data analytics company. A total of 2,018 VC funding deals (with disclosed funding value) worth US$31.8bn were announced in the AI tech space during last year. […]
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M&A activity across media industry witnesses consistent volume growth but showcases decline in value

A total of 839 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals were announced in the global media (including advertising), communication and collaboration services sector during 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s deals database reveals that the number of M&A deals in this sector has been consistently increasing with the […]
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Up-skilling workforce crucial to arrest job losses due to automation across ASEAN, says GlobalData

In the high growth ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) more than 50% jobs are vulnerable due to automation in the long run. As a result, up-skilling the workforce becomes a pre-requisite for strong, sustained and balanced growth of the economy, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The traditional educational […]
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Netflix’s sentiments down amidst a resilient battle for subscriber growth

Netflix’s sentiments have been hit due to rising competition from Disney+ and Apple TV+, as well as slow revenue growth, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Company Filing Analytics platform, which analyzes and showcases sentiments across companies and sectors by scanning through earning transcripts and filing documents, found that Netflix’s overall sentiment score declined […]
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Deal activity in AI space showcased fluctuating trend in 2019

Venture capital (VC) funding and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity in the artificial intelligence (AI) space showcased a fluctuating trend across all the quarters in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading and data analytics company. VC funding and M&A deal activity in the AI space remained inconsistent in both value and volume terms during Q1 2019 – Q4 2019. However, despite the fluctuations, both VC and M&A deal volume showcased an increase in Q4 2019 compared to Q4 2018. In contrast, VC and M&A deal value declined in Q4 2019 compared to Q4 2018. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, […]
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US tops cross-border M&A list by value and volume, but lags behind in terms of growth in 2019

The US occupied the top position in terms of outbound and inbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume and value in 2019. However, it lagged behind some of the top ten countries, in terms of volume and value growth, in 2019 compared to 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. M&A Outbound The US witnessed more than 1,500 outbound M&A deals worth US$209bn in 2019. The disclosed deal value increased by 46% in 2019 compared to 2018, while deal volume increased by 8%. Top target destinations (in terms of deal volume) for US outbound transactions were the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany and India. The US was followed by the UK (in volume terms), which registered more than 900 […]
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Coronavirus outbreak threatens China’s already tepid economic growth, observes GlobalData

As China battles to contain the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the effect of the epidemic is dampening the prospect of upturn for the world’s second largest economy, says GlobalData, leading data and analytics company. Factories across several Chinese cities were shut down following the outbreak which is affecting the manufacturing industry of the country. According […]
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Wipro’s sentiments up in line with growth in digital segment revenue and AI/ML portfolio adoption, says GlobalData

In light of rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) portfolio, a steady fourth quarter (Q4) 2019 performance, supported by the double digit quarterly growth (year-on-year) in the consumer and digital segment revenue and the October 2019 acquisition of International TechneGroup Inc., Wipro’s sentiments are on the rise, says GlobalData, a leading […]
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Coronavirus outbreak: businesses likely to see China as a key risk factor, says GlobalData

The outbreak of Coronavirus has far-reaching impacts ranging from the shutdown of factories, challenging job conditions and supply chain disruption. With these impacts, more businesses with exposure to China are likely to see the country as a potential risk factor, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Company Filing Analytics platform, which scans […]
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Seed and Series A funding rounds registered highest share of global VC investment volume and value in Q4 2019

Seed and Series A funding rounds accounted for a 38.3% and 24.4% share of global venture capital (VC) funding volume and value in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019, which is the highest among all funding rounds, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Early stage funding rounds (Seed and Series A funding rounds) continued to dominate VC investments with a 74.7% share of total investment volume during Q4 2019. On the other hand, late stage funding rounds such as Series E, Series F, Series G and Series H were fewer in number compared to early stage deals but much larger in average deal value. A total of 2,753 deals (with disclosed funding rounds) worth US$45.5bn were announced during Q4 2019 compared to 2,325 deals during Q4 2018 that were worth US$39.2bn. The US accounted for 43.8% of total early stage funding volume and 42.4% of growth/expansion/late stage funding (comprising Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G and Series H). It […]
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