Business Chief Europe Magazine June 2021 | Page 18

GLOBAL NEWS

1 UNITED STATES

M & A activity hits record high
Global M & A activity hit a record high in the first quarter of 2021 , with North America reaching its highest market share in 14 years netting 54.4 % of global deal value and accounting for more than two-thirds of the US $ 200.9bn in global IPOs with SPACS playing a large part in US dealmaking .

2 UNITED KINGDOM

Tech game-changer for Premier League
The Premier League kicks off a new era of football with the adoption of Oracle Cloud to give its fans worldwide a gamechanging experience . Using Oracle ’ s data and analytics and machine learning technologies , the League will deliver groundbreaking statistics , insight and data-rich stories to fans on TV during matches and across social media channels .
18 June 2021