Monthly analysis: May 2019

The count of corporate-backed deals we reported from around the globe in May stood at 251, up 11% from the 225 funding rounds from the same month last year. Investment value also went up, by 48%, to $13.11bn – up from $8.86bn in April 2018.

In comparison with preceding months of 2019, the month of May registered similar, though somewhat lower results in terms of deal count (previous months had registered between 261-273 rounds each). However, the total estimated capital…