Business Fundamentals

Nearly 12,000 companies discussed the likelihood of insolvency in 2021, says GlobalData

As companies struggled financially during 2021, firms discussed the possibility of being unable to operate as a *‘going concern’. An analysis of GlobalData’s Company Filing Analytics database found that the number of companies that discussed ‘going concern’ and ‘doubt’ remains high at nearly 12,000, despite witnessing a slight decline of 9% in 2021 over 2020. […]

Business Fundamentals

Venture capital investment in big-ticket deals gains momentum across Asia-Pacific in 2021, finds GlobalData

The Asia-Pacific region continued to attract strong interest from the venture capital (VC) investors in 2021, as the region saw the announcement of a record 5,685 deals (with disclosed deal value) during the year compared to 3,949 in 2020. Meanwhile, the number of deals valued more than US$100m witnessed more than a double-fold jump, reveals […]

Banking, Business Fundamentals

North America further strengthens its leadership in global VC funding landscape in 2021, says GlobalData

Global venture capital (VC) funding activity volume witnessed significant growth in 2021, with improvement also witnessed across all of the regions. However, North America continued to attract the highest number of VC investments while also registering robust growth during the year. This was primarily driven by the heightened deal activity in the US, according to […]

Business Fundamentals

Twitter influencers optimistic on recovery of Facebook market value, reveals GlobalData

Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta), formerly known as Facebook, Inc (Facebook) has suffered the biggest single-day slide with more than 26% loss in the market value recently, as the company missed the quarterly earnings expectation. Even though, investors are bitterly disappointed with the historic fall in market value, several Twitter influencers expect the tech giant to […]

Business Fundamentals

Top 25 global technology companies by MCap reported 12% rise in valuation in Q4 2021, finds GlobalData

Apple and Microsoft accounted for over 50% of the valuation gain of top 25 tech stocks in Q4 Rising inflationary pressures worldwide could end winning streak of tech stocks Amid rising Omicron variant fears and supply chain issues, the top 25 *technology companies added another $1.8 trillion in market capitalization (MCap) in Q4 2021, according […]

Business Fundamentals

Global hiring robust in 2021; hybrid work becomes mainstream, says GlobalData

Companies across the globe ramped up hiring in 2021 with hybrid/remote work/work-from-home (WFH) becoming mainstream. Technology, Retail, and Pharma saw significant increase in job postings and Travel & Tourism, Banking & Payments emerged as high growth sectors. Companies accelerated automation with themes such as digitalization, blockchain, and industrial automation seeing more jobs as compared to […]

Business Fundamentals

Influencers cheer as India gears up to crypto with 30% tax on digital assets, finds GlobalData

India announced to introduce a blockchain-powered Digital Rupee and proposed imposition of 30% tax on the sale of digital assets, including crypto and non-fungible token (NFTs), during the Union Budget 2022-23. Meanwhile, Twitter influencers have cherished the decision as India joins the global move towards the acceptance of cryptos, which is also likely to eliminate the […]

Business Fundamentals

Crypto sentiment high in 2021 and mentions of ‘crypto’ in company filings rise over 60%, says GlobalData

There has been a significant year-on-year (YOY) rise in both business sentiment towards cryptocurrency and the number of mentions these coins gained in company filings, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that these gains were spurred by metaverse buzz. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Company Filing Analytics Trends & Signals Annual Report 2021’, […]

Business Fundamentals, Travel & Tourism

Travel & tourism industry sees 1,080 deals in 2021, finds GlobalData

A total of 1,080* deals were announced in the global travel and tourism sector during 2021, which is an improvement of 1.3% over the 1,066 deals announced during 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Deal activity in the travel and tourism sector consistently improved […]

Business Fundamentals, Technology

Metaverse mentions peaked in Q4 2021 due to surge of metaverse hype, says GlobalData

When Facebook announced it was rebranding and changing the company name to Meta, this caused a surge of metaverse hype, with discussions and mentions in company filings peaking in Q4 2021. An analysis of GlobalData’s Company Filing Analytics database also found that the number of companies discussing the metaverse rose every quarter in 2021. The […]

Business Fundamentals

Singapore may emerge as new hotspot for SPAC IPOs, says GlobalData

IPOs of SPACs on SGX exceeded SGD500m in January 2022 Tech-driven firms remain favorite targets to complete de-SPAC transactions Special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) seem to find favor as one of the most preferred forms of raising capital on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), having accounted for about 75% of the total listings and 98% of […]

Business Fundamentals

Union Budget 2022-23 to aid India retain position as fastest growing major economy in 2022, says GlobalData

Following the presentation of India’s Union Budget 2022-23 on 01 February; Gargi Rao, Economic Research Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “The budget 2022-23 focuses on four major pillars, which include infrastructural push, inclusive economic development, transition towards greener economy, and capital creation. With an increase in the capital […]

Business Fundamentals

Global deal activity up by 26.7% to reach 71,282 deals in 2021, finds GlobalData

Deal activity* reached a record high in 2021, according to GlobalData, which notes that both global deal value and volume saw year-on-year (YoY) growth. The leading data and analytics company reveals that 2021 saw a 26.7% rise in deal volume, increasing from 56,279 deals in 2020 to 71,282 in 2021, and a 49.1% rise in […]

Business Fundamentals

Digital Rupee may encourage crypto-related operators to provide more jobs in India, says GlobalData

Following the announcement of India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2022 that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue digital currency based on blockchain technology in 2022-2023; Ajay Kumar Thalluri, Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “The announcement to leverage blockchain technology to create […]

Business Fundamentals

Kirkland & Ellis was the top M&A legal adviser by value and volume in the US for 2021, finds GlobalData

Kirkland & Ellis emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal adviser in the US for 2021 by both value and volume, according to GlobalData, which noted that Kirkland & Ellis advised on 830 deals worth $457.4 billion. The leading data and analytics company revealed that a total of 14,152 M&A deals were announced […]

Business Fundamentals

Despite decline in valuation of majority of online retailers, top 25 global retailers by MCap added $152 billion in their cumulative MCap in Q4 2021, says GlobalData

The top 25 global retailers by Market Capitalization (MCap) reported 3% rise in their cumulative MCap in Q4 2021, says GlobalData. According to the leading data and analytics company, Amazon, Home Depot, Costco and Lowe’s accounted for majority of MCap gain. Keshav Kumar Jha, Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Although Amazon’s online store sales […]

Business Fundamentals

United Kingdom’s economic recovery to sustain in 2022 but at a decelerating pace, says GlobalData

With receding cases of highly transmissible Omicron variant across the UK, rapid booster vaccination program along with easing of restrictions to aid economic recovery of the UK. GlobalData forecasts the UK economy to grow by 4.5% in 2022 following an estimated 6.9% growth recorded in 2021. Plan B introduced in December 2021 which required compulsory […]

Business Fundamentals, Power, Press Release

Power sector top M&A financial advisers in 2021 were JP Morgan by value and Rothschild & Co by volume, finds GlobalData

JP Morgan and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the power sector in 2021 by value and volume, respectively. JP Morgan advised on 22 deals worth US$73.4 billion and Rothschild & Co led in volume terms having advised on 32 deals worth US$48.9 billion. A total of 2,506 […]

Business Fundamentals

Deal activity in Asia-Pacific region up by 16.8% in year 2021, finds GlobalData

A total of 17,410 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during 2021, which is an increase of 16.8% over 14,903 deals announced during the previous year, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database […]

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