The value of European banking M&A hits its highest point in a decade as lenders hunt for growth across the continent -
A potential ramping-up in European banking M&A has become a hot topic as a lower net interest margin...more
3/19/2025
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Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Commission ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 -
3 key drivers of bank M&A:
- Arrival of long-awaited mammoth consolidation deals: Italy’s UniCredit and Spain’s BBVA sound the charge.
- “Challenger”...more
10/4/2024
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Banking Sector ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Authority ,
UK
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
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 — 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
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