Deals

Deal activity by value related to cloud technology remains unchanged year-on-year in 2022

Credit: Bert van Dijk/Getty images.

Powered by

Analysis of the key themes driving deal activity reveals that cloud accounted for 74 mining deals between 2018 and 2022, worth a total value of $7,151m, according to GlobalData’s Deals database covering mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture financing, equity offerings and partnerships. The $14m venture financing issue by Beijing Tage Zhixing Technology was the largest disclosed deal in 2022, while the $15m venture financing by Beijing Tage Zhixing Technology was the largest disclosed deal in 2021. 

In value terms, cloud-related deal activity remained flat year-on-year in 2022, whereas it declined by 85% year-on-year in 2021.

Deal activity related to cloud in the global mining industry

Top deals related to cloud in the mining industry

Equity deals account for highest number of agreements

Equity offerings accounted for the highest number of deals in the last five years, with 44 deals, followed by acquisitions (9 deals) and asset transactions and venture financing (6 deals each).

Top financial advisors for cloud related deals by value

The top financial advisors supporting deals related to cloud in the mining industry in the last five years in terms of value were Barclays Wealth Management, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, M. Klein and Company and Morgan Stanley.

Top legal advisors for cloud related deals by value

The top legal advisor supporting deals related to cloud in the mining industry in the last five years in terms of value was Norton Rose Fulbright, followed by Borden Ladner Gervais and Carey Olsen.

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article. 

GlobalData’s Deals database provides comprehensive coverage across industries tracking market activity of global mergers & acquisitions, including asset acquisitions/divestments; private equity deals (PE); venture finance deals (VC); equity offerings, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, and private placements; debt offerings, including private placements, ESG bonds and loans; partnerships; and licensing agreements.

This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumored deals.

Go to article: Home | When I find true northGo to article: Editor's letterGo to article: ContentsGo to article: Beam Communications Company InsightGo to article: Beam CommunicationsGo to article: BriefingGo to article: News in NumbersGo to article: Latest NewsGo to article: Latest DealsGo to article: Project UpdatesGo to article: McElroyGo to article: EnaexGo to article: In DepthGo to article: Endless expansion: how will China’s coal investments affect its energy mix?Go to article: Drones, decarbonisation and remote operations: the future of mining gearGo to article: “A ‘frozen’ geopolitical issue”: Svalbard and the geopolitics of Arctic miningGo to article: Could deep-sea mining prove a death sentence for whales, dolphins and ocean habitats? Go to article: Clean energy and critical minerals: inside mining in British ColumbiaGo to article: Thematic TakeGo to article: Thematic Take: contentsGo to article: ForewordGo to article: An introduction to cloud computingGo to article: A history of cloud computingGo to article: The impact of cloud computing on the mining industryGo to article: Applications of cloud computing in the mining industryGo to article: Latest news: cloud in miningGo to article: Q&A with GlobalData thematic analystGo to article: Future-proofing coal: could cloud technologies help coal survive in the UK?Go to article: Changing the game: long-range Wi-Fi networks set for mining rollout Go to article: With more digitally-forward mining companies, the industry will be on cloud nineGo to article: Leading mining companies in the cloud computing themeGo to article: Deal activity related to cloud in the mining industry since 2020 Go to article: Cloud hiring trends in the global mining industry since 2020Go to article: Cloud patent applications in the global mining industry since 2020Go to article: Mentions of cloud in mining industry company filings since 2020Go to article: GlobalData Thematic IntelligenceGo to article: MINE Sponsored SupplementsGo to article: ListingsGo to article: RankingsGo to article: Buyer's GuidesGo to article: Next issue