Annual review: 2021

In 2021, GCV Analytics tracked 5,047 deals worth an estimated $298.1bn of total capital raised. Both the deal count and the total dollars registered considerable year-on-year increases (40% and 27%) versus the 3,607 transactions worth an estimated $131.22bn reported in 2020. These are indubitably strong and impressive numbers for any industry, business or portfolio.

Four out of every 10 tracked corporate-backed…