The current Italian macroeconomic picture is somewhat mixed. While the International Monetary Fund forecast Italy’s target GDP growth at 0.7 percent, just under Western Europe’s 0.9 percent, Italy’s economy minister Giancarlo...more
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
The Italian legislators and CONSOB enacted new measures, as part of a general attempt to modernize the market infrastructure.
The new rules relate to, inter alia, the following:
The issuance of unlisted debt...more
The Italian legislature enacted new measures , effective from March 27, 2024, to attract new investors to the Italian capital markets and rationalize corporate governance dynamics (the "Capital Markets Law")....more
Pan-European banks, including Mediobanca and Deutsche Bank, seek senior dealmaker bench strength through high profile acquisitions....more
Dealmaking in the pharma, medical and biotech (PMB) subsectors was driven by both old and new market trends in 2022 -
Following a ground-breaking year for dealmaking in 2021, global healthcare M&A remained robust in 2022,...more
1/25/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Biotechnology ,
Cross-Border ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
UK
BNPL steals the show—20 successful European BNPL provider funding rounds in the past 12 months, covering the full spectrum from Seed through to late-stage.
New entrants and disruptors across Europe are likely to...more
In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the screening powers of the Italian government were significantly expanded -
The Italian government, led by the President of the Council of Ministries, together with any other...more
12/31/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investors ,
Italy ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Sanctions
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
Hyper-specialisation of the European consumer finance market continues, with POS, entrepreneur, freelancer, migrant and payroll...more
9/28/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
UK
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
9/27/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Cross-Border ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
EU ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Italy ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)