The number of corporate-backed deals in March was 270, up from the 233 funding rounds in the same month last year. Investment value also increased significantly, by 70% to $12.27bn – up from $7.22bn last year.
Compared with January and February this year, March has the strongest deal count, outperforming the 197 and 158 deals in January and February respectively. Total capital invested in March was almost as high as the $12.84bn estimated…