UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Consumer Finance -
Current market:
Inflexion point for UK & European consumer lending -
We are seeing:
Significant consolidation activity: ...more
10/1/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Buyers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investors ,
Lending ,
Mergers ,
Non-Performing Loans (NPL) ,
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:
-...more
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 2022 | H1 2023 — Consumer Finance -
Europe's consumer finance decacorns stumble as their valuations crumble.
...more
9/20/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Venture Capital
BNPL steals the show—20 successful European BNPL provider funding rounds in the past 12 months, covering the full spectrum from Seed through to late-stage.
New entrants and disruptors across Europe are likely to...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
Hyper-specialisation of the European consumer finance market continues, with POS, entrepreneur, freelancer, migrant and payroll...more
9/28/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
UK
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Asset/wealth management — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020.
Differing bank prerogatives drive deal-making—-some European banks tag-out from non-core business lines, while others...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: asset/wealth management — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020 -
Industry consolidation continues at pace. Rigorous fee transparency requirements under MiFID II, rising operating costs and...more
Nordic M&A activity has staged something of a comeback. Q2 2019 witnessed a sharp quarter-on-quarter rise in total value of 198% (to US$25.6 billion) versus a slight 6% fall in volume (to 259 deals), giving reason for...more
9/10/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Chemicals ,
Denmark ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Finland ,
Foreign Investment Fund ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Mergers ,
Norway ,
Oil & Gas ,
Sweden
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: asset/wealth management — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 -
CURRENT MARKET -
Consistent, high activity levels.
WE ARE SEEING -
Industry consolidation—mostly smaller deals....more
7/8/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Management ,
Banks ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Investment Funds ,
Mergers ,
MiFID II ,
Wealth Management