Economic resilience and several strong sector showings boost Nordic dealmaking in 2024, with a healthy M&A pipeline for 2025 -
The Nordic economies have exhibited a year of divergence and surprising resilience. Denmark...more
12/9/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Denmark ,
Economic Growth ,
EU ,
Finland ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Iceland ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Norway ,
Private Equity ,
Sweden
Cautious deployment of M&A war chests while concerns relating to IPO and equity market trading buoyancy continue.
Current market:
Fewer M&A deals as Europe's FMI tectonic plates digest acquisitions of yesteryear...more
10/2/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Equity Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Stock Exchange ,
UK
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
Decisive inorganic growth decisions by London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse, Nasdaq and Euronext set a furious pace for European trading venue M&A activity....more
9/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Clearing Agencies ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Management ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Private Equity ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
Stock Exchange ,
Trading Platforms
Corporate deals in the region proved to be more resilient than private equity (PE) as financing costs rose, with exits showing weakness -
M&A market activity in the Nordics (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland)...more
2/7/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyouts ,
Capital Markets ,
Denmark ,
EU ,
Finland ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Norway ,
Private Equity ,
Sellers ,
Sweden
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Stock Exchanges/Trading Venues -
Europe's FMI goes digital—data analytics, capital markets solutions, RegTech and DLT-based tech acquisitions feed the...more
8/4/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Analytics ,
Capital Markets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Services ,
Diversification Requirements ,
Equity Investors ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Infrastructure ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
RegTech ,
Stock Exchange ,
UK ,
Vertical Integration
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/trading venues — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
Global FMI juggernauts snatch up fund platforms, trading venues and data analytics providers, under the...more
9/24/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Global Market ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Stock Exchange ,
Trading Platforms ,
UK
PE investors stand ready to fund spinoffs of non-core assets as companies refocus for the recovery -
Last spring, Dell spun off its cloud computing business, VMWare, in a deal valued at nearly US$63 billion, with the equity...more
In September 2020, the UK and the EU announced initiatives to strengthen human rights due diligence and reporting. The UK Home Office will bolster the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA) to enhance transparency in both the...more
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Stock exchanges/clearing houses/trading venues — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020.
Clash of the pan-European titans—-M&A plans signalled by LSE, Euronext and Deutsche Börse...more
Half of the executives in our survey expect to do more deals if there's a downturn in 2020 than if there isn't.
Dealmakers were optimistic heading into 2020. The coronavirus outbreak has changed things, but we believe that...more
3/13/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Markets ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Stock Markets ,
Surveys ,
Trading Suspension
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/clearing houses/trading venues — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020 -
The search for the world's premier listing venue continues—could data aggregation and analytics set...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 -
CURRENT MARKET -
Consistent, very high activity levels.
WE ARE SEEING -
Demand from keen investors:
- Trade...more
7/9/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Equity Investors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Global Dealmaking ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
Mobile Payments ,
Open Payments ,
Payment Systems ,
UK Brexit