UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Payments
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Tepid UK & European private capital markets spur unicorns into inorganic opportunities
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024
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Sector trends - September 2024: Asset/Wealth Management
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Asset/Wealth Management
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Europe’s banks restructure, consolidate and partner their way into the digital future
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024
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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - September 2024
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.
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Chambers Global Practice Guide 2024: UK Private Equity
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France sets its sights on becoming Europe’s PE leader
M&A Explorer | Governmental pressure and an improving macroeconomic outlook could see French buyout activity gaining on the UK
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Australia’s proposed mandatory merger notification thresholds announced
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Saudi Arabia: New Investment Law
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Merger reform exposure draft proposes broad competition law reform
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PE firms increasingly target infrastructure
M&A Explorer | The addition of infrastructure to PE firms’ playbooks is part of a broader embrace of adjacent private market asset classes
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Japan’s PE market is thriving, with potential for exits to follow
M&A Explorer | Stronger stock market performance bodes well for exit conditions in Japan’s rapidly maturing PE space
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Turning the tide: Global IPOs look for a rebound in 2024
The outlook for global IPO activity in 2024 is improving as interest rates stabilize and stock market valuations rally after a challenging 2023
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Challenges remain but IPO outlook brightens
Global IPO markets have had a comparatively positive start to 2024 after a challenging year. Investors and IPO candidates hope that stable interest rates and pent-up demand will support an increasing flow of IPO activity in the months ahead
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Bright spots: Sweden and CIS present opportunities after a challenging 2023
After a slow 12 months, issuers and investors in Sweden and the CIS are hopeful that their IPO markets can punch above their weight in the year ahead
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Market overview: The global IPO landscape
Rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty put the brakes on new IPO activity across global markets in 2023. However, after a challenging period, the outlook for IPO activity in 2024 is improving
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Chambers Expert Focus: Management Incentive Schemes: “Resets” and Affordability
Dealmakers prepare to face new uncertainties in 2024
M&A Explorer | Anticipated rate cuts spark investor optimism, but escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to derail economic recovery
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Net-zero goals boost investment in tech sector
M&A Explorer | As the global energy transition gathers pace, innovation in clean energy solutions is producing a steady flow of deal opportunities
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Africa Focus: Winter 2023
Fueling a sustainable future
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Empowering Africa through impact investing
In an exclusive interview, Marcus Booth and James Ateh discuss Africa's infrastructure, renewable energy and investment landscape with Sam Senbanjo, A.P. Moller Capital.
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Taiwan: Adapting to ongoing macroeconomic and regulatory uncertainty
Key legal developments in 2023 and their implications for Taiwan
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Getting deals done despite the odds
M&A, debt finance and investment fund actors seek alternative routes to dealmaking in the face of a dim macroeconomic outlook
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Private Equity 2023 Global Practice Guide: Czech Republic
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Can private equity meet public responsibilities?
The legal implications of ESG in private equity
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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - September 2023
We highlight the key UK & European M&A trends in H2 2022 and H1 2023, and provide our insights into the outlook for M&A moving forward.
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Sector trends - September 2023: Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending
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Sector trends - September 2023: Consumer Finance
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Consumer Finance
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Sector trends - September 2023: Brokers/Corporate Finance
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Brokers/Corporate Finance
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Sector trends - September 2023: Stock Exchanges/Clearing Houses/Trading Venues
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Stock Exchanges/Clearing Houses/Trading Venues
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Sector trends - September 2023: Payments
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Payments
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Sector trends - September 2023: Asset/Wealth Management
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Asset/Wealth Management