UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 -
3 key drivers of bank M&A:
- Arrival of long-awaited mammoth consolidation deals: Italy’s UniCredit and Spain’s BBVA sound the charge.
- “Challenger”...more
10/4/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Authority ,
UK
3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels:
Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next...more
10/4/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
UK ,
Venture Capital ,
Venture Funding
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Banks -
Top 3 drivers of UK and European bank M&A in the past 12 months:
- Regional & domestic consolidation across Europe: >50 domestic bank...more
9/20/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
Buyers ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Loans ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sellers ,
UK ,
Ukraine
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Banks -
Our outlook for bank M&A is extremely positive despite current market uncertainty. Many of Europe’s lenders dedicated significant resources...more
7/27/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Reorganizations ,
Restructuring ,
UK
A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022.
In the summer of...more
2/22/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Dealmaking ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Shareholders ,
UK
A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022.
In the summer of...more
2/3/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Yield Bonds ,
International Trade ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Refinancing
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Fintech — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020.
H1 2020 heralds an entirely new era for fintech, a market segment which scarcely existed at the time of the global financial crisis. Many...more
7/17/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Fundraisers ,
Insuretech Sector ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
RegTech ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Unicorns
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019.
CURRENT MARKET -
Upward, marginal.
WE ARE SEEING:
- Market consolidation across product lines
-...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 -
H1 2019 has seen European fintech M&A hit new heights. Fintechs have enjoyed funding support from established financial institutions,...more
7/5/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banks ,
Digital Ledger Technology ,
Equity Financing ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Innovative Technology ,
Investment Funds ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
RegTech ,
Startups ,
UK ,
Venture Funding