A new report from technology-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance, has revealed record-breaking tech deal activity in the first quarter of 2021, up 28 per cent on Q1 2020, with 268 deals announced. Evidencing resilience within the sector and a huge appetite for Vertical and Enterprise Software organisations, ICON believes
BMS Group (BMS), an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched its inaugural Private Equity, M&A and Tax Report “Redefining M&A insurance for the 2020s”. The report provides the first buyers’ perspective on the way in which M&A insurance interacts with the wider deal-making environment across the globe, as
For the first time in history, global venture investments surpassed USD100 billion in Q1 2021. According to the research data analysed and published by Sijoitusrahastot, worldwide VC funding in Q1 2021 rose by 94 per cent YoY to USD125 billion. During the period, two unicorns on average were created daily,
NorthEdge has launched its first ESG report in which it reviews the progress made by the firm in 2020 across sustainability, D&I and community, as well as setting out ambitious plans for the year ahead. The report, titled Taking Responsibility, looks back on the achievements made at the private equity
The value of UK buyout deals by high-net worth investors (HNWs) shot up by 626 per cent in 2020, rising from GBP132 million in 2019 to GBP958 million, says Boodle Hatfield, the leading private wealth law firm. The increasing number of buyout deals led or co-funded by HNWs goes against
IPO activity in the US had the strongest first quarter in the year 2021, continuing the strong momentum seen in the second half of the year. According to the research data analysed and published by Finaria, 389 US-based IPOs raised a total of USD125 billion in Q1 2021, up from
The Space sector has seen a record-breaking number of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPACS) deals announced in the first quarter of 2021, worth more than USD7 billion collectively. Research conducted by Seraphim Capital, the world’s leading specialist investment group focused on the Space sector, reveals that the ‘SpaceTech’ industry has
PE firms made GBP10.1 billion of corporate carve-out acquisitions in the UK last year, up from just GBP765 million in 2019 as the Covid-19 pandemic drove more corporates to sell non-core business units, says Mayer Brown, the global law firm. Mayer Brown says that the economic disruption of the past
Around USD900 million was invested in the urban air mobility market in the first six months of 2020, but new research with senior private equity and venture capital professionals reveals 59 per cent expect over USD2 billion will be invested in the sector this year. Some 41 per cent
Citi and Barclays were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the power sector for Q1 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Citi advised on three deals worth USD10 billion, which was the highest value among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Barclays led in the volume terms having advised
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