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Bright spots: Sweden and CIS present opportunities after a challenging 2023

White & Case LLP on 4/17/2024

The past 12 months have not been the best for European IPO activity, with EMEA IPO proceeds (including SPACs) falling 24 percent year-on-year to US$22.19 billion. After a challenging year when IPO appetite was impacted...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 IPOs: Seeking signs of stabilization

White & Case LLP on 4/28/2023

Resetting expectations - It was clear in the opening months of 2022 that the winds had changed for the global IPO market as compared to the prior year, a rocky path that continued throughout the year and into the first...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

European SPAC & de-SPAC data & statistics roundup - H1 2022

White & Case LLP on 8/15/2022

European SPAC IPO issuance has slowed materially over the first six months of 2022. EU SPACs raised US$1.78 billion in H1 2022, down from the US$5.11 billion secured over the same period last year. EU de-SPAC deal value...more

Sector trends - July 2022: Brokers/Corporate Finance

White & Case LLP on 8/3/2022

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Brokers/Corporate Finance - Marginal improvement in investor sentiment for high-quality brokers, particularly across online brokerage, crypto trading...more

Global IPOs: Conclusion

White & Case LLP on 4/7/2022

Going into 2022, the stage was set for a quieter year for IPOs than the buoyant 2021: Inflation worries and the specter of interest rate hikes had led some investors to pull out of equities, as had projections of slower GDP...more

ESG pressures fuel dealmaking

White & Case LLP on 3/28/2022

Companies across the globe are turning to M&A to fulfill their ESG ambitions while investors seek the steep returns on offer - As businesses race to catch up with the global ESG (environmental, social, and governance)...more

European SPAC & De-SPAC Data & statistics roundup

White & Case LLP on 1/24/2022

European SPAC IPO issuance totalled US$8.56 billion in 2021, with the market generating record levels of activity as momentum from the red-hot US SPAC scene carried into Europe. Record SPAC IPO issuance supported buoyant...more

5 things you need to know about … trends impacting UK public markets in 2022

White & Case LLP on 1/5/2022

2021 has been an exceptional year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice, including White & Case advising on nearly 50 deals involving publicly listed companies in the UK...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

European SPAC & De-SPAC Data & statistics roundup - September 2021

White & Case LLP on 9/29/2021

The summer vacation period through August saw no new IPOs from European SPAC sponsors, but the market for De-SPAC deals involving European targets remained active. European assets continue to attract interest from US SPAC...more

Italian M&A on track to reach post-crisis high

White & Case LLP on 9/27/2021

An increase in megadeals reveals growing dealmaker appetite within Italy’s M&A market - Dealmaking confidence appears to be returning within the Italian M&A market. A total of US$57.4 billion-worth of deals announced in...more

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