Editorial from James Mawson, editor-in-chief

The number of deals might have slowed noticeably in the US in the first quarter of the year, but there was no shortage of excitement in the industry. In the past month alone there has been a rash of big deals, many in China (see all the data and insights from our GCV Analytics platform).

However, it was the sale of Cruise Automation to car maker General Motors, reportedly for at least $1bn, that sparked plenty of interest given chip…