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
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Brokers / Corporate Finance -
Mid-market investment banks consolidate at the fastest rate yet—Panmure Gordon & Liberum, Redburn (Europe) & Atlantic...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:
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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
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
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)
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Payments — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020.
Lockdown utilisation levels encourage cross-border operators to scale-up and private equity investors to pile-in....more
A handful of large deals struck early in the year provided a few bright spots for Italian M&A activity in H1 2020.
A cluster of larger deals in early 2020 helped to put a shine on Italy’s M&A figures for the first half of...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020.
Megadeals, including Global Payments/Total System Services, Fidelity National/Worldpay and PayPal/iZettle, have dominated headlines, but...more
2/25/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
Payment Processors ,
Payment Systems ,
Private Equity ,
Venture Capital
Deals are generally not blocked by the Italian government. However, in connection with the clearance process, conditions may be imposed that can have a significant impact on the investment.
The Italian government, which is...more
1/7/2020
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
EU ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Italy ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
Notice Requirements
The Italian M&A market experienced positive growth in both domestic and cross-border transactions over recent years, with the number and value of deals steadily increasing, especially since 2017. While neither sellers nor...more
12/17/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Arbitration ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dispute Resolution ,
International Arbitration ,
Italy ,
Mergers ,
Multi-Party Litigation ,
Multiple Party Contracts ,
New Rules ,
Share Purchase Agreements ,
Shareholder Litigation