Economic resilience and several strong sector showings boost Nordic dealmaking in 2024, with a healthy M&A pipeline for 2025 -
The Nordic economies have exhibited a year of divergence and surprising resilience. Denmark...more
12/9/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Denmark ,
Economic Growth ,
EU ,
Finland ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Iceland ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Norway ,
Private Equity ,
Sweden
Cautious deployment of M&A war chests while concerns relating to IPO and equity market trading buoyancy continue.
Current market:
Fewer M&A deals as Europe's FMI tectonic plates digest acquisitions of yesteryear...more
10/2/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Equity Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Stock Exchange ,
UK
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
Decisive inorganic growth decisions by London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse, Nasdaq and Euronext set a furious pace for European trading venue M&A activity....more
9/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Clearing Agencies ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Management ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Private Equity ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
Stock Exchange ,
Trading Platforms
Corporate deals in the region proved to be more resilient than private equity (PE) as financing costs rose, with exits showing weakness -
M&A market activity in the Nordics (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland)...more
2/7/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyouts ,
Capital Markets ,
Denmark ,
EU ,
Finland ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Norway ,
Private Equity ,
Sellers ,
Sweden
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Stock Exchanges/Trading Venues -
Europe's FMI goes digital—data analytics, capital markets solutions, RegTech and DLT-based tech acquisitions feed the...more
8/4/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Analytics ,
Capital Markets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Services ,
Diversification Requirements ,
Equity Investors ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Infrastructure ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
RegTech ,
Stock Exchange ,
UK ,
Vertical Integration
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/trading venues — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
Global FMI juggernauts snatch up fund platforms, trading venues and data analytics providers, under the...more
9/24/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Global Market ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Stock Exchange ,
Trading Platforms ,
UK
PE investors stand ready to fund spinoffs of non-core assets as companies refocus for the recovery -
Last spring, Dell spun off its cloud computing business, VMWare, in a deal valued at nearly US$63 billion, with the equity...more
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Stock exchanges/clearing houses/trading venues — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020.
Clash of the pan-European titans—-M&A plans signalled by LSE, Euronext and Deutsche Börse...more
Half of the executives in our survey expect to do more deals if there's a downturn in 2020 than if there isn't.
Dealmakers were optimistic heading into 2020. The coronavirus outbreak has changed things, but we believe that...more
3/13/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Markets ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Stock Markets ,
Surveys ,
Trading Suspension
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/clearing houses/trading venues — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020 -
The search for the world's premier listing venue continues—could data aggregation and analytics set...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 -
CURRENT MARKET -
Consistent, very high activity levels.
WE ARE SEEING -
Demand from keen investors:
- Trade...more
7/9/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Equity Investors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Global Dealmaking ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
Mobile Payments ,
Open Payments ,
Payment Systems ,
UK Brexit