UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Specialty Finance / Marketplace Lending -
Consolidation fever grips non-bank lenders and banks alike—SME lending, revenue-based finance and...more
9/30/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Specialty Financing ,
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:
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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
Pan-European banks, including Mediobanca and Deutsche Bank, seek senior dealmaker bench strength through high profile acquisitions....more
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
8/3/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Finance ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Trading Platforms ,
UK
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/corporate finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
Financial advisers turn to M&A to deliver additional bandwidth, capability and resources to ride the post-lockdown M&A...more
9/27/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Brokers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Finance ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Market ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Market Conditions ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Brokers/corporate finance — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020.
Thinning of the herd continues as "traditional" brokers struggle to remain profitable amidst encroachment by Bulge...more
French M&A activity has suffered steep falls because of COVID-19, but green shoots are emerging as lockdown measures ease
Although a few large deals in the first quarter helped to cushion French deal value figures for H1...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/corporate finance — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020.
Household names turn to M&A as market disruption from fintechs offering commission-free trading continues.
Overview...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/trading service providers — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019.
CURRENT MARKET -
Consistent, high activity levels...more
Presented as a flagship measure of economic reform, the law on growth and business transformation, known as the PACTE Act, came into force on May 24, 2019. Among the changes in the corporate/M&A practice, article 102 of the...more
Presented as a flagship measure of economic reform during the five-year period, the law on growth and business transformation, known as the PACTE Act, was finally adopted by the Parliament on April 11, 2019. The...more
5/24/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Economic Reform ,
Employee Shareholders ,
EU Directive ,
Executive Compensation ,
Foreign Investment ,
France ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Mergers ,
PACTE Act ,
Pending Legislation ,
Preferred Shares ,
Publicly-Traded Companies
Payments -
Payment services M&A retains its spark on the financial services landscape.
Overview -
Competition for innovative technology is fierce. Financial sponsors, big banks and, of late, fashion moguls are driving...more
1/24/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fashion Industry ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Market Infrastructure ,
Mergers ,
MiFID II ,
Popular ,
UK Brexit