Equity and debt cheques from financial sponsors fuel growth, with investment committee appetite across the full spectrum from Seed through to late stage / pre-IPO. The payments sector bucks the trend on IPOs.
Current...more
10/2/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
Payment Systems ,
Private Equity ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
Asset / Wealth Management -
Current market:
Consistently high M&A activity levels -
We are seeing:
Europe’s barbell becomes more pronounced—larger asset / wealth managers swallow smaller competitors at pace:
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9/27/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Management ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Finance ,
EU ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Lending ,
Mergers ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Payment Plans ,
Specialty Financing ,
Stock Exchange ,
UK ,
Wealth Management
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Payments -
Investor appetite is at an all-time high—while VC investors back growing service providers, PE investors supercharge IPO glide paths and...more
7/28/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Market ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
The COVID-19 pandemic drove e-commerce to levels never seen before—payment rail, service and solution providers responded with an...more
9/24/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
UK ,
Venture Capital ,
Venture Funding
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020 -
Financial sponsors see opportunities to back new entrants targeting under-serviced customer segments, including gig economy...more
2/28/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Mergers ,
Payday Loans ,
Private Equity ,
UK ,
UK Brexit