Analysis of the key themes driving private equity deal activity reveals that environmental sustainability accounted for 4 financial services deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $1.9bn. The $1bn investment by Partners Group in Exus Management Partners was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.

In value terms, environmental sustainability-related deal activity increased by 27% in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $1.5bn. Related deal volume increased by 100% in Q4 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 300% higher than in Q4 2022.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were Bank of America; Alvarez & Marsal Holdings; Guggenheim Partners with 2, 1, 1 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were Kirkland & Ellis; Baker & McKenzie; Cuatrecasas, Goncalves Pereira with 2, 1, 1 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 8 January 2024

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