There were 242 corporate-backed rounds reported in July, and 237 in August, considerably higher than those recorded in the same months last year – 211 and 194. Investment value was higher in July at $13.63bn, up from $8.8bn in July last year. August’s investment value, however, at $10.25bn, was considerably lower than last August’s $17.61bn.

Deal volume, compared with other months this year, was lower than June’s 269 but more on a par…

Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.