S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Average M&A Transaction Value 2018-2021 YTD
Top 10 Unicorn Investment Themes, as of Q3 2021 (by Tagged Classification)
$100
$70
$72.7
$71.7
Number of classification tags
$80
80
$86.5
$90
$67.0
($M)
$60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10
70
75 64 63
60
48
50 40 30
42 39 36 34 31
26 26
20 10 0
$0
2019
2020
2021 YTD
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2018
Global M&A values in 2021 are trending up. Here we see the average transaction size is $86.5M YTD, an increase of 29% compared with 2020. Data as of October 14, 2021. Transactions include announced or completed deals between 1/1/2018 and 9/30/2021. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Emerging technology themes dominate the unicorn investment landscape, as investors track changing consumer behaviors and increasingly digital business strategies. Companies with thematic tagged business models with a latest post-money valuation greater than $1B. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence.
2017
SPACs that Successfully Completed an Acquisition or Reverse Merger (%)
ESG as a Driver of Private Equity & Venture Capital Investment
77
2018
(72%)
2020 2019
(67%)
Firms hold an estimated total of $2 trillion dollars in AUM (reported) with 4,367 investments classified as 'Environmentally Responsible.'
(62%) (39%)
2021
(2%) 0
100
200 Unsuccessful
400
300 Pending
500
Successful
Global SPAC IPO activity has experienced a slight increase with $17B in gross proceeds raised in Q3, compared to $16B in the prior quarter. However, we still see an unusually large number of pending SPAC acquisition and reverse merger deals in the pipeline with only 2% seeing completion thus far in the year. Data compiled Oct. 7, 2021. Analysis includes global initial public offerings for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) with a closed date between Jan. 1, 2017 and Sept. 30, 2021. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence.
20
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Private equity and venture capital firms with a Firm Ethos in ESG-related investments. Source: Preqin via S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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