Recent Insights

Industry perspectives on the state of compliance today and effective strategies for managing compliance risk within the changing regulatory landscape.

Understanding the ever-evolving global FDI landscape is crucial amid growing regulatory complexities in cross-border transactions and increased geopolitical tensions.

Strong performance from regional IPO hubs has helped stabilize global IPO markets and lay the foundation for further gains in 2025

M&A Explorer | The value of European banking M&A hits its highest point in a decade as lenders hunt for growth across the continent

Sluggish M&A and IPO markets have put the brakes on private equity exit activity across Europe, but as pressure builds to clear the backlog of unsold portfolio companies, firms are taking innovative approaches to selling businesses

M&A Explorer | 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

M&A Explorer | 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

Debt Explorer | After a period of volatility, Europe’s leveraged finance market is primed for resurgence, with new and exciting opportunities available to lenders and borrowers alike

Debt Explorer | Private credit is still nascent in the Middle East but, as economies in the region diversify, more local borrowers and investors are turning to the asset class

M&A Explorer | As global supply chains continue to suffer from ill health, M&A offers a path to recovery

Debt Explorer | Private credit has secured its position as the main provider of debt capital to the mid-market, established its large-cap credentials and is now entering the next phase of its development

After a challenging period of elevated  rates, Europe's leveraged finance markets are poised for growth in 2025, with stabilising costs, rising competition and renewed opportunities for dealmakers.

M&A Explorer | Australian M&A defied a slow growth environment to post a solid performance in 2024, while dealmakers are optimistic about the prospects for the year ahead

Debt Explorer | Lenders and borrowers in Latin America are sustaining transaction activity in a persistently challenging market with innovative structured finance and securitization deals

Geopolitics, which dominated mining & metals sentiment in 2024, promises to further fragment markets in 2025. To understand the market landscape, White & Case conducted its ninth annual survey of industry participants.

Debt Explorer | A challenging macroeconomic environment has hampered policymakers’ efforts to stimulate the secondary market for non-performing loan deals in Europe

Debt Explorer | Despite macroeconomic uncertainty, data center financing has shown little signs of slowing down, as strong demand for data capacity gives lenders and investors the confidence to continue deploying capital into new projects

Debt Explorer | The sukuk market is keeping a close watch on a proposed set of Sharia guidelines that could significantly change how sukuk instruments are structured and distributed

M&A Explorer | AI, social media and cloud computing are driving dealmaking demand in EMEA’s data center subsector

M&A Explorer | While Italy’s macroeconomy is unsettled, dealmaking held steady in 2024, and a mixture of sectoral excellence and rising PE interest bodes well for 2025

Repricing issuance in US leveraged loan markets has surged in 2024, presenting borrowers with the opportunity to lower their financing costs

M&A Explorer | Economic resilience and several strong sector showings boost Nordic dealmaking in 2024, with a healthy M&A pipeline for 2025

Debt Explorer | Leveraged loan issuance in the US and Europe showed strong year-on-year gains over the first nine months of 2024 as lower interest rates inspired a wave of refinancing

Debt Explorer | High yield bond issuance in the US and Europe has made strong gains as issuers return to the market to refinance at more attractive rates

M&A Explorer | As the global race to net zero gathers pace, so does investment in the technologies and services—collectively known as cleantech—needed to support that drive

Outlook for 2025: Forging a path through complex dynamics

In an increasingly interconnected world, cyber risk is firmly at the top of the boardroom agenda, and having an effective data breach response programme is no longer optional.

Debt Explorer | White & Case’s European leveraged finance team evaluates the predictions they made at the beginning of 2024 for leveraged loan and high yield bond activity

M&A Explorer | The US renewables sector is racing to keep up with governmental targets and societal pressure, but the upcoming presidential election creates considerable uncertainty

M&A Explorer | M&A totals for this year have already overtaken 2023 as technology, green energy and a financial services megadeal drive activity

M&A Explorer | The EV industry is facing multiple headwinds in 2024 including consumer pullback, but future dealmaking prospects look solid as buyers seek to safeguard future growth, with China leading the way

Debt Explorer | Macroeconomic uncertainty has impacted Indonesian debt markets in recent years. But, after a period of disruption, prospects for domestic and offshore debt issuances are brightening

Debt Explorer | After a challenging three years for China's real estate sector, a government stimulus package and improving macroeconomic conditions have raised hopes that the industry has turned a corner

Debt Explorer | Spain's renewable energy assets are producing more power than ever. However, as energy prices flatten out, refinancing renewable energy infrastructure could prove to be tricky

M&A Explorer | The string of megadeals announced in the first half of 2024 reflect a growing confidence among US dealmakers. But can the bull run be sustained?

In the 12th edition of our report, we bring you the key deal highlights and M&A trends across UK/Europe in the past 12 months which have shaped the financial services landscape. 

An accelerating focus on doing business responsibly will force changes to wide-ranging aspects of business operations and strategy

As the industry faces higher societal, regulatory and risk management expectations, significant opportunities await responsible businesses in the mining & metals sector.