Monthly data: September 2021
According to GCV Analytics, in September, the number of corporate-backed deals from around the world stood at 481, 47% higher than the 323 rounds from the same month last year. Investment value stood at nearly $25.27bn in total estimated capital – more than double the $12.25bn of September 2020. The US came first in the number of corporate-backed deals, hosting 195 rounds, while Japan was second with 81 and China and India – third with 34 each.
The leading corporate investors by number of deals were telecoms and internet conglomerate SoftBank, investment and financial services group Fidelity and diversified internet conglomerate Alphabet. In terms of involvement in the largest deals, Softbank and Fidelity were on the top of the list along with internet company Tencent.
