Payments industry deals total $2.9bn globally in October 2021
Total payments industry deals worth $2.9bn were announced globally for October 2021, with the $750m acquisition of Fair Square Financial… ...
Deals Trends in Banking & Payment Industry
Banking & Payment Technology’s deals dashboard tracks deal trends in the banking & payments industry. The dashboard provides an extensive analysis by capturing trends in terms of deal types, geographies, industry players, advisory firms, and the number of deals and their value.
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Banking & Payments Technology’s deals dashboard tracks deal trends in the banking & payments industry.
North America’s payments industry saw a drop of 16.00% in deal activity during October 2021
North America’s payments industry saw a drop of 16.00% in deal activity during October 2021, when compared with the last… ...
Banking & Payments industry deal activity by deal type - volume (Last 12 months)
The deals dashboard provides an insightful and thorough overview of deal activity in terms of deal types and the number of deals in the global banking & payments industry over the last 12 months. It covers mergers and acquisitions (M&As), private equity and venture financing deal types.
Source: GlobalData Deals database
Banking & Payments industry deal activity by deal type - value (Last 12 months)
Banking & Payments Technology’s deals dashboard offers an analysis on deal activity in the global banking & payments industry in terms of deal type and value. Deal types encompassing M&As, private equity and venture financing are tracked over the last 12 months.
Mergers and acquisitions in the banking & payments industry
Banking & Payments Technology provides an overview of M&A deal activity in the banking & payments industry. Besides M&A deals, the dashboard tracks the leading M&A financial and legal advisors, and M&A deal activity by theme.
Banking & Payments industry M&A deal activity by region (Last 12 months)
-Banking & Payments Technology’s deals dashboard tracks M&A transactions recorded in the banking & payments industry in different regions in the last 12-month period.
Largest M&A deals in the banking & payments industry
The following table lists details of the largest merger and acquisition deals in terms of value in the global banking & payments industry.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | Entain | 21 Sep 2021 | 21,551.4 |
| Bank of Montreal | Bank of the West | 20 Dec 2021 | 16,300.0 |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank | First Horizon | 28 Feb 2022 | 13,400.0 |
| Kuwait Finance House | N/A | 06 Jul 2022 | 11,600.0 |
| U.S. Bancorp | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc - MUFG Union Bankâs Core Regional Banking Franchise | 21 Sep 2021 | 8,000.0 |
| EQT | Baring Private Equity Asia | 16 Mar 2022 | 7,500.0 |
| Undisclosed | Bank of Italy | 22 Apr 2022 | 4,778.1 |
M&A deals advisor rankings in the banking & payments industry (2021 vs. 2020)
Banking Technology’s deals dashboard reveals top financial and legal advisors to M&A deals by both deal value and volume in the global banking & payments industry during 2020 and 2021.
M&A financial advisor rankings in the banking & payments industry
Banking & Payments Technology compares rankings of leading financial advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 1 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 2 | 2 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 3 | 9 |
| Citigroup | 4 | 3 |
| Bank of America | 5 | 4 |
| Barclays | 6 | 7 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 7 | 6 |
| Rothschild | 8 | 10 |
| Lazard | 9 | 13 |
| UBS Group | 10 | 21 |
Banking & Payments Technology compares rankings of leading financial advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rothschild | 1 | 7 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 2 | 6 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 3 | 4 |
| Morgan Stanley | 4 | 2 |
| Piper Sandler Companies | 5 | 9 |
| Raymond James Financial | 6 | 8 |
| Citigroup | 7 | 11 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 8 | 1 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 9 | 12 |
| Bank of America | 10 | 5 |
M&A legal advisor rankings in the banking & payments industry
Banking & Payments Technology compares rankings of leading legal advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 1 | 6 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 2 | 4 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | 3 | 5 |
| Jones Day | 4 | 25 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 5 | 8 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 6 | 1 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 7 | 27 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 8 | 17 |
| White & Case | 9 | 21 |
| Latham & Watkins | 10 | 9 |
Banking & Payments Technology compares rankings of leading legal advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 2 | 3 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 3 | 2 |
| DLA Piper | 4 | 4 |
| Allen & Overy | 5 | 5 |
| Jones Day | 6 | 6 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | 7 | 7 |
| Alston & Bird | 8 | 16 |
| Latham & Watkins | 9 | 11 |
| White & Case | 10 | 9 |
M&A deal activity by theme in the banking & payments industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Banking & Payments Technology tracks the number of M&A deals by theme in the banking & payments industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals.
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Private equity deals in the banking & payments industry
Banking & Payments Technology’s deals dashboard provides information on private equity deals data, including deals by region, top legal and financial advisors, and top deals by theme.
Private equity deal activity in the banking & payments industry by region (Last 12 months)
Banking & Payments Technology tracks private equity deal activity in different regions of the globe over the last 12 months.
Top private equity deals in the banking & payments industry
The following table lists details of the largest private equity deals by value in the global banking & payments industry.
| Investor | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoma Bravo | Bottomline Technologies | 17 Dec 2021 | 2,704.7 |
| Ares Management | Annaly Capital Management Inc - Middle Market Lending Portfolio | 25 Apr 2022 | 2,400.0 |
| Centerbridge Partners | Aareal Bank | 23 Nov 2021 | 1,978.0 |
| Madison Dearborn Capital Partners | Moneygram International | 15 Feb 2022 | 1,800.0 |
| Qatar Investment Authority | Bodhi Tree | 10 Feb 2022 | 1,500.0 |
| Pretium Partners | Anchor Loans | 02 Nov 2021 | 1,500.0 |
| La Caisse des Depots et placement du Quebec | FNZ UK | 11 Feb 2022 | 1,400.0 |
| Silver Lake Management | Integrity Marketing Group | 09 Dec 2021 | 1,200.0 |
| Sequoia Capital Operations | Citadel Securities | 11 Jan 2022 | 1,150.0 |
| Brookfield Asset Management | La Trobe Financial Services | 18 Mar 2022 | 1,100.0 |
Top private equity investors in the banking & payments industry (last 12 months)
Banking & Payments Technology’s deals dashboard tracks top private equity investors in the banking & payments industry over the last 12 months.
| Investor Name | Value (US$m) | No of Deals |
|---|---|---|
| KKR | 883.7 | 6 |
| The Carlyle Group | 3,265.0 | 5 |
| Apollo Global Management | 267.0 | 5 |
| Genstar Capital | N/A | 5 |
| Advent International | 2,978.0 | 4 |
| Motive Partners | 1,528.5 | 4 |
| ADQ | 1,010.3 | 4 |
| Centerbridge Partners | 2,238.0 | 3 |
| Corsair Capital | 184.3 | 3 |
| LLR Partners | 100.0 | 3 |
Private equity deals advisors in the banking & payments industry (2021 vs. 2020)
Banking & Payments Technology monitors financial and legal advisors to private equity deals by value and volume in the global banking & payments industry during 2020 and 2021.
Private equity financial advisor rankings in the banking & payments industry
Banking & Payments Technology’s deals dashboard compares ranking of leading financial advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 1 | 1 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2 | 2 |
| Evercore | 3 | 5 |
| Barclays | 4 | 6 |
| Bank of America | 5 | 3 |
| Credit Suisse Group | 6 | 15 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 7 | 16 |
| J.P. Morgan Securities | 8 | 19 |
| Lazard | 9 | 13 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 10 | 9 |
Banking & Payments Technology’s deals dashboard compares ranking of leading financial advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Houlihan Lokey | 1 | 2 |
| Rothschild | 2 | 4 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 3 | 1 |
| Evercore | 4 | 7 |
| Raymond James Financial | 5 | 8 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 6 | 5 |
| WBC Holdings | 7 | 10 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 8 | 3 |
| KPMG International Coop | 9 | 6 |
| Barclays | 10 | 12 |
Private equity legal advisor rankings in the banking & payments industry
Banking & Payments Technology compares ranking of leading legal advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Latham & Watkins | 2 | 3 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 3 | 11 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 4 | 30 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 5 | 12 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | 6 | 14 |
| Dechert | 7 | 26 |
| Sidley Austin | 8 | 25 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 9 | 2 |
| Ropes & Gray | 10 | 21 |
The deals dashboard compares ranking of leading legal advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Latham & Watkins | 2 | 2 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 3 | 7 |
| Ropes & Gray | 4 | 4 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 5 | 3 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 6 | 10 |
| Allen & Overy | 7 | 11 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 8 | 8 |
| Jones Day | 9 | 9 |
| Goodwin Procter | 10 | 6 |
Private equity deals by theme in the banking & payments industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Banking & Payments Technology tracks the number of private equity deals by theme in the banking & payments industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals in last 12 months.
Venture financing deals in the banking & payments industry
Banking & Payments Technology’s provides an overview of venture financing deal activity in the banking & payments industry around the globe, including deals by region, top venture financing deals and capital investors.
Venture financing deal activity in the banking & payments industry by region (Last 12 months)
Banking & Payments Technology tracks venture financing deals recorded in the banking & payments industry in different regions of the globe in the last 12-month period.
Top ten venture financing deals in the banking & payments industry
The following table lists the top ten venture financing deals by value in the global banking & payments industry.
| Investor | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick Capital | Devoted Health | 08 Oct 2021 | 1,150.0 |
| Qatar Investment Authority | Checkout | 12 Jan 2022 | 1,000.0 |
| Coatue Management | N26 Bank | 18 Oct 2021 | 900.0 |
| Undisclosed | Loanpal | 13 Oct 2021 | 800.0 |
| Undisclosed | i80 Group | 23 May 2022 | 750.0 |
| New Enterprise Associates | Bright Health Group | 06 Dec 2021 | 750.0 |
| Guggenheim Investments | Acrisure | 31 May 2022 | 725.0 |
| Undisclosed | BAI Capital | 25 Jul 2022 | 700.0 |
| Undisclosed | SumUp Payments | 23 Jun 2022 | 621.7 |
| T. Rowe Price Group | CRB Group | 30 Mar 2022 | 620.0 |
Top venture capital investors in the banking & payments industry (Last 12 months)
Banking & Payments Technology’s deals dashboard tracks top venture capital investors in the banking & payments industry over the last 12 months.
| Investor Name | Value (US$m) | No of Deals |
|---|---|---|
| Tiger Global Management | 7,510.3 | 55 |
| Insight Partners | 4,138.0 | 22 |
| Accel | 2,089.3 | 21 |
| QED Investors | 1,276.3 | 20 |
| Ribbit Capital | 1,651.0 | 18 |
| Anthemis Group | 643.0 | 18 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 3,278.5 | 17 |
| Y Combinator Management | 136.6 | 17 |
| Jump Capital | 346.8 | 15 |
| GFC Global Founders Capital | 332.4 | 15 |
Venture financing deal activity by theme in the banking & payments industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Banking & Payments Technology tracks the number of venture financing deals by theme in the global banking & payments industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals in last 12 months.
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