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Sector trends - September 2024: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on 10/1/2024

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

Warranties and indemnities insurance take center stage in M&A transactions in Africa

White & Case LLP on 9/4/2024

In most M&A transactions, after the parties have negotiated the basic commercial terms, they then negotiate the warranties and indemnities (W&I). Generally, buyers want the anticipated value of their purchase without any...more

Dealmakers prepare to face new uncertainties in 2024

White & Case LLP on 2/16/2024

Global M&A activity continued to make slow progress in 2023, with stubbornly high interest rates and stringent financing conditions stifling market confidence. Nearly US$3.2 trillion of M&A deals were announced last year—a...more

International News: Spotlight on Foreign Investment

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/20/2023

In this dynamic global landscape, investors have always been required to make savvy, smart choices. This requires navigating through the intricate web of bilateral treaty protection, exploring the vital role these agreements...more

Distressed sales likely to rise in Europe’s troubled real estate sector

White & Case LLP on 11/21/2023

The European real estate sector is enduring a period of turbulence not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. Industry players are dealing with a confluence of stubbornly high interest rates, falling valuations, rising energy...more

Spanish M&A resists market pressures in H1

White & Case LLP on 8/17/2023

Dealmakers across Europe were hampered by elevated core inflation rates and a darkening economic outlook in the first half of 2023. The constrained financing environment has put a check on dealmaking activity across the...more

Global M&A faces market headwinds in Q2

White & Case LLP on 8/15/2023

Ongoing uncertainty hampers dealmaking in second quarter of the year, but mining megadeals and the race for clean energy offer a ray of hope. Global dealmakers had a lot to contend with in the second quarter of this year....more

European M&A: The mighty dollar opens doors for US bidders

White & Case LLP on 2/17/2023

US bidders had the opportunity to capitalize on the strength of the dollar in 2022, which rallied as the Federal Reserve took action on its interest rate policy to curb inflation - There were 1,309 M&A deals in Europe...more

Mixed Signals: US M&A FY 2022

White & Case LLP on 1/30/2023

Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed into a significant slowdown during the rest of 2022, with an expectation of continued slowness as we enter...more

Private equity hits the brakes in choppy global market

White & Case LLP on 1/25/2023

Private equity (PE) deal activity shrinks as buyer and vendor pricing expectations widen and rising interest rates drive significant tightening in acquisition finance markets - PE managers endured a testing year in 2022 as...more

US M&A Levels Remain Healthy, but Due Diligence and Deal Protections Will Become Even More Critical

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/14/2022

Acquisition market participants in the U.S. approached dealmaking with greater caution in 2022 than they did in 2021. Steadily rising interest rates and financing costs, persistent inflation, geopolitical uncertainty,...more

Sector trends - July 2022: Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending

White & Case LLP on 8/2/2022

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending - Marginal uptick in M&A levels in the past 12 months, with property, automotive and revenue-based finance...more

Renewables push drives M&A in Japan’s energy sector

White & Case LLP on 5/6/2022

Ambitious decarbonization targets and high investment returns are drawing interest from both local and international buyers - M&A in Japan’s energy and utilities sectors has reached a new peak in recent years, with 24 deals...more

DACH dealmaking powers ahead in 2021

White & Case LLP on 12/8/2021

Traditionally a powerhouse of European M&A, the DACH region—D for Germany, A for Austria and CH for Switzerland—did not disappoint in the first three quarters of the year. A total of 1,113 announced deals valued at...more

M&A transaction terms: Comparing Africa to Europe

White & Case LLP on 11/11/2021

Significant differences exist between terms that typically apply in M&A transactions in Africa and Europe - "Acquirers tend to view European markets as being more seller-friendly than African markets." Although the...more

Financial institutions M&A: Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending

White & Case LLP on 9/29/2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - M&A levels dipped in H1 2021. Whilst institutional banks backed trade and B2B finance platforms and VC...more

Top Ten Investment Trends and Opportunities in the Healthcare Market

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/9/2021

As the world enters a phase of the global pandemic marked by an increasing rate of vaccinations, investors are looking for global (particularly, European) healthcare market opportunities. With the emergence of certain...more

The Private Equity Market in Italy: Past, Present and Future

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/25/2021

Past: Once Upon a Time - Thinking back to pre-pandemic times, it cannot be said that the Italian private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) market was particularly flourishing or on the rise. Funding was decreasing...more

High yield bond issuances rebound during coronavirus lockdown

White & Case LLP on 5/6/2020

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic saw high yield bond issuances grind to a halt at the end of Q1, but markets started to revive in Q2. After enduring a steep and sudden decline at the end of Q1 that effectively shut...more

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