M&A Explorer | Anticipated rate cuts spark investor optimism, but escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to derail economic recovery

M&A Explorer | As the global energy transition gathers pace, innovation in clean energy solutions is producing a steady flow of deal opportunities

Fueling a sustainable future

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.

Key legal developments in 2023 and their implications for Taiwan

M&A, debt finance and investment fund actors seek alternative routes to dealmaking in the face of a dim macroeconomic outlook

The legal implications of ESG in private equity

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.

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Consumer Finance

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Brokers/Corporate Finance

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Stock Exchanges/Clearing Houses/Trading Venues

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Payments

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Asset/Wealth Management

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Banks

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M&A Explorer | Aggregate global buyout value dipped sharply in the second half of 2022 reverting to pre-pandemic levels—the first three months of 2023, however, have seen an uptick in volume

Last year was a volatile 12 months for the tech sector, with a steep sell-off in growth stocks and a drop in IPOs—but, although the sector was down, it was by no means out

Rebuilding houses and lives following the Australia floods

M&A Explorer | Private equity (PE) funds are taking the opportunity to delist high-quality tech businesses at marked-down prices

The US private equity (PE) market in 2022 aligned overall with the broader M&A trend—activity eased off considerably, year-on-year, but remained above historic levels—and like the M&A market at large, it tailed off as the year progressed, but what does this mean for the year ahead?

M&A Explorer | Private equity (PE) deal activity shrinks as buyer and vendor pricing expectations widen and rising interest rates drive significant tightening in acquisition finance markets

Embarking on a period of unprecedented growth and opportunity