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Race to offload Russian assets by Western companies intensifies due to the ongoing Ukraine crisis, says GlobalData

Several Western companies are reassessing their investments in Russia due to the ongoing Ukraine crisis. While some companies have decided to respond to the crisis by not pursuing any further investments in Russia, others are trying to divest their Russian assets, found GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, […]
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Global deal activity declined by 16.4% in February 2022 due to uncertain market conditions, finds GlobalData

A total of 4,988 deals* were announced globally during February 2022, which is a decline of 16.4% over 5,963 deals announced during the previous month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database has revealed that all deal types under coverage were affected and most regions experienced […]
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Huawei, Nokia most mentioned tech companies on social media during MWC 2022, finds GlobalData

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (Huawei) has emerged as the most mentioned company among the top 10 tech companies, followed by Nokia Corp (Nokia), based on social media conversations among Twitter influencers during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022, reveals the Social Media Analytics platform of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Smitarani Tripathy, Social […]
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Over 3,000 AI start-ups received funding from more than 6,500 VC investors during 2021, finds GlobalData

Among all the technology themes, artificial intelligence (AI) attracted the largest number of venture capital (VC) investors during 2021, while Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity led in terms of investors-to-idea ratio (number of VC investors / number of funded companies) and average deal size, respectively, according to GlobalData. The leading and data analytics company […]
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SDGs were discussed twice as much in company ESG reports in 2020–2021 compared to 2018–2019, finds GlobalData

Mentions of various Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations have been steadily increasing in companies’ environment, social, and governance (ESG) reports since 2016, with SDG 8 and SDG 13 having the most mentions in the past two years, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that companies from the […]
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Early-stage funding rounds continue to dominate having registered 52.6% Y-o-Y growth in 2021, finds GlobalData

Early-stage funding rounds* continued to dominate the global venture capital (VC) funding landscape during 2021, according to GlobalData, which notes that there were 6,448 Seed and 5,769 Series A financing rounds announced during the year — 12,217 in total. The leading data and analytics company also highlights that the number of these deals has increased […]
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Russia-Ukraine conflict likely to derail planned M&A deals, says GlobalData

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is expected to affect the completion of announced or planned cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals involving targets based in Russia or Ukraine, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that, 13 cross-border M&A deals involving acquisition targets based in Russia […]
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Global deal activity in 2022 starts on a slower note with 19.5% month-on-month decline in January, says GlobalData

A total 4,845 mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture financing deals were announced globally during January 2022, which represents a decline of 19.5% over the 6,020 deals announced during the previous month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database has revealed that all regions […]
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Microsoft is named the highest value creator of 2021 while Alibaba sees most loss in value, says GlobalData

GlobalData’s Company Profiles Database reveals that Microsoft gained the most market value in 2021, rising by $843.5 billion to reach $2.5 trillion, while Alibaba saw the biggest loss, with a drop to $322.9 billion after a loss of around $307 billion in 2021. Parth Vala, Company Profiles Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “In October 2021, Microsoft […]
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Russia’s systemically important banks could face the heat amid Russia-Ukraine crisis, says GlobalData

Sanctions placed on the top six Russian banks—Bank Rossiya, General Bank, IS Bank, Promsvyazbank, Vnesheconombank and Black Sea Bank*—by the US, the UK and EU will adversely affect Russia’s ability to raise funds, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The EU has also introduced sanctions on Russia, including freezing assets and placing a […]
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