Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Upward, marginal. WE ARE SEEING: - Market consolidation across product lines - Foreign inbound M&A (particularly...By: White & Case LLP
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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: credit cards/consumer finance — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Consistent, marginal upward. WE ARE SEEING - New market entrants securing funding from financial sponsors and 'big bank'...By: White & Case LLP
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The UK Information Commissioner's Office announced more than £280 million of fines last week, in connection with data protection breaches. It singled out the perceived failure of buyers to conduct proper data protection due diligence in corporate...By: White & Case LLP
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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/trading service providers — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Consistent, high activity levels......By: White & Case LLP
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CMA investigation into Amazon/Deliveroo and Paypal/iZettle deals highlights the regulator's increased interest in technology transactions....By: White & Case LLP
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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/clearing houses — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Upward. WE ARE SEEING - Inorganic expansion by larger exchanges: Horizontally (e.g., Euronext's acquisition of control of...By: White & Case LLP
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New Rules Governing Expanded Class Action Lawsuits in Italy to Take Effect on April 19, 2020 - The old thinking that class actions are only a threat in the US is history. The latest European example is Italy, where on April 3, 2019, the Italian...By: White & Case LLP
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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 - CURRENT MARKET - Consistent, very high activity levels. WE ARE SEEING - Demand from keen investors: - Trade consolidators—seeking scale, integrated offerings...By: White & Case LLP
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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: asset/wealth management — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 - CURRENT MARKET - Consistent, high activity levels. WE ARE SEEING - Industry consolidation—mostly smaller deals. Some medium-sized deals. No...By: White & Case LLP
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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 - H1 2019 has seen European fintech M&A hit new heights. Fintechs have enjoyed funding support from established financial institutions, financial sponsors, sovereign...By: White & Case LLP
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