The global fintech industry has been buffeted by market headwinds in the last two years, with high inflation, volatile valuations and macroeconomic uncertainty inhibiting investor appetite in the still-young sector. Though...more
3/18/2024
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Banking Sector ,
Capital Investments ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Banks -
Top 3 drivers of UK and European bank M&A in the past 12 months:
- Regional & domestic consolidation across Europe: >50 domestic bank...more
9/20/2023
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Banking Sector ,
Buyers ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Loans ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sellers ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Our M&A lawyers predict a new wave of technology sector M&A centered on the consolidation of existing market participants, together with investors taking advantage of lower valuations to acquire strategic stakes in scaleable...more
The fintech landscape continues to evolve at speed. Recently it has faced various setbacks including a cooling of appetite for crypto risk and a tightening in the VC funding market. But the forces of innovation propelling...more
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Banks -
Our outlook for bank M&A is extremely positive despite current market uncertainty. Many of Europe’s lenders dedicated significant resources...more
7/27/2022
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Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Reorganizations ,
Restructuring ,
UK
A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022.
In the summer of...more
2/22/2022
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Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Dealmaking ,
High Yield Bonds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Shareholders ,
UK
A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022.
In the summer of...more
2/3/2022
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Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Yield Bonds ,
International Trade ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Mergers ,
Refinancing
Favorable valuations are fueling opportunistic purchases by overseas bidders-
Spiraling COVID rates, supply chain issues and food and fuel shortages have all hit the headlines in the months since the end of the Brexit...more
11/17/2021
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Bids ,
Buyers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financing ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Sellers ,
Supply Chain ,
Takeovers ,
UK
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: banks — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
I have not seen bank consolidation M&A activity like this since before the global financial crisis. Deals are much bigger, but also much...more
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Fintech — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020.
H1 2020 heralds an entirely new era for fintech, a market segment which scarcely existed at the time of the global financial crisis. Many...more
7/17/2020
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Banks ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Fundraisers ,
Insuretech Sector ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
RegTech ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Unicorns
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020.
British thoroughbreds dominate the downs—London has overtaken New York as the world's #1 hub for fintech investments. Unicorns are not...more
2/22/2020
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Banking Sector ,
Equity Investors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Sponsors ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Startups ,
UK ,
Unicorns ,
Venture Funding
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019.
CURRENT MARKET -
Upward, marginal.
WE ARE SEEING:
- Market consolidation across product lines
-...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 -
H1 2019 has seen European fintech M&A hit new heights. Fintechs have enjoyed funding support from established financial institutions,...more
7/5/2019
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Banks ,
Digital Ledger Technology ,
Equity Financing ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Innovative Technology ,
Investment Funds ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
RegTech ,
Startups ,
UK ,
Venture Funding
2018 has been a transformational year for fintech M&A. Deal values and volumes have reached new heights as established financial institutions pin hopes on well-placed bets to deliver competitive edge and market share. VC and...more
1/22/2019
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Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital