AI Funding Rounds Drive Rebound in Global Dealmaking Activity -- Market Talk

Dow Jones03-25 22:00

1400 GMT - Funding rounds by artificial intelligence companies drove a rebound in dealmaking activity in the first quarter, according to Mergermarket. In the first quarter to date, global dealmaking volumes jumped 22% on year to $1.16 trillion, the second-highest start to a year ever behind 2021, Mergermarket says. OpenAI's $110 billion raise was the biggest deal of the quarter, and funding rounds from Anthropic and xAI also were among the top ten transactions, according to Mergermarket. In the U.S., six of the top ten deals happened in software and energy--the two core pillars of AI infrastructure--the data provider says. (adria.calatayud@wsj.com)

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