In an M&A market characterized by buyer caution and narrowing liquidity pathways for sellers, flexible minority stakes transactions are proving a valuable option for dealmakers in the US and Europe - In an M&A market that has...more
6/25/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Capital Markets ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Private Equity ,
Shareholders ,
Strategic Partnerships ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
While the direction of the UK economy remains uncertain, dealmaking is flourishing as the country races ahead of its European peers in the M&A market -
The UK economy currently stands at a crossroads. Critics of the new...more
The pro-business agenda of the new US administration looked set to boost outbound M&A into Europe in 2025, but tariff announcements and geopolitical tumult mean that dealmakers are holding fire for now -
Following a year...more
Despite prevailing headwinds in wider M&A markets, take-private deal flow across EMEA sustained robust levels of activity as dealmakers jumped at opportunities to buy listed companies at attractive valuations -
EMEA...more
3/5/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyouts ,
Capital Markets ,
EMEA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Take-Private Transactions
Despite considerable volatility and uncertainty, 2020 has been an extraordinary year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice. We are pleased to have advised a large number...more
Private equity-backed takeovers of listed companies in Western Europe have enjoyed several strong years, with deal value rising year on year from 2013 to reach a total of US$38.8 billion in 2019. Volume followed a similar...more
HEADLINES
- In 2019, European take-private deals backed by private equity reached €34.5 billion over 31 deals
- This is 14 per cent higher than 2018 and more than five times the total deal value seen just five years...more
2/25/2020
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Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Equity Markets ,
EU ,
Going-Private Transactions ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Mergers ,
p2p ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
UK
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: banks — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020 -
Entry into the new decade brings promise—banks finally have the tools to shake off the remaining shackles of the global financial crisis and...more
The wait is over. Whispers of mega-deals have matured into agenda items for boards of many larger European banks.
Overview -
3 highlights of bank M&A:
- Bank consolidation: The numbers speak for themselves—100 regional and...more
7/3/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Activist Investors ,
Banks ,
Big Tech ,
Competition ,
Debt Restructuring ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Family Businesses ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Sponsors ,
FinTech ,
High Net-Worth ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Private Investment Funds ,
State Aid ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Venture Capital