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, an increase of 16.8 per cent over 14,903 deals announced during the previous year, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.
Since its launch in September 2021, the ESG Data Convergence Project, which seeks to standardise ESG metrics and provide a mechanism for comparative reporting for the private market industry, has secured commitments from over 100 leading general partners (GPs) and limited partners (LPs).
Findings from the CMS Emerging Europe M&A 2021 report, published today in cooperation with EMIS, show that 2021 was a year of rebound and recovery for deal-makers in emerging Europe. Not only did the region recover from its dip in 2020, with 2021 transaction levels rising to 2,015 deals (up
2021 was a bumper year for UK Tech M&A according to tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance. Unprecedented deal activity shows a record 1,070 deals announced, generating a 44 per cent increase in deals over 2020. In its UK Technology M&A Snapshot report, ICON reveals that year-on-year growth was 44
Astia, a twenty year old organisation dedicated to levelling the investment playing field through intentional investment in women-led companies, has released the findings from a three-year pilot, which was launched when Astia first uncovered a racial bias within its investment decision-making process. Astia Edge, Our Failure to Invest in Black
Private equity firms value their legal departments more as a result of the pandemic – and it’s causing them to shuffle their legal spend priorities. That’s according to a new report from Apperio titled, Controlling Costs in Private Equity: The PE Legal Spend Landscape for 2022 which reveals that 71
Hampleton Partners’ Digital Commerce M&A report reveals that M&A growth in the sector is at an all-time high with over 2,317 deals signed in 2021, a 34 per cent increase on the 1,725 deals closed in 2020, and a 65 per cent increase on 2019 figures. Hampleton’s report also highlights
The companies that venture capital investors back have the potential to have significant positive and negative impacts across the spectrum of ESG issues as they scale up – including privacy violations, human rights issues, poor governance and climate-related risks. That’s according to a new on PRI report on the interplay
According to the first estimates obtained by the Spanish Association of Capital, Growth and Investment (ASCRI) through the European platform EDC, the volume of private capital investment in Spain during 2021 reached EUR7.49 billion from a total of 841 investments. Despite the new global pandemic scenario, the venture capital segment
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