Monthly analysis: April 2020
The immediate effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the global lockdown were visible in April.
The number of corporate-backed deals we reported from around the world was 212, down 27% from the 289 rounds from the same month last year. Investment value also decreased by 27% to $6.71bn – down from the $9.16bn from April 2019. In comparison with March, April registered a considerably lower monthly result in terms of deal count, down from 237 deals.
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