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Financial Services

Mega-deals drive European financial services M&A in Q1

May 5, 2026

Four landmark transactions illustrate a sector increasingly favoring bold bets over organic growth.

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Weekend Analysis

PE bet big on financial advisors. AI is making it nervous

March 6, 2026

After a record run, financial services is expected to cool off until the impact of new robotools and the future of human advisers becomes clear.

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Financial Services

Big deals drive record year for European PE in financial services

January 15, 2026

Investment surged in 2025 as sponsors backed large insurance, pensions and wealth platforms despite a drop in deal count.

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IPO

Shawbrook’s London IPO lifts hopes for recovery in UK listings market

October 30, 2025

The specialist lender raised $459M in its LSE return as policymakers push to revive stock flotations.

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Financial Services

PE exits in Europe’s financial services hit record $36.3B

October 24, 2025

Large deals in 2025 have further inflated the sector’s already strong year.

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Private Equity

Stone Point closes flagship fund on $11.5B

July 14, 2025

The financial-services-focused firm surpassed the fund’s $9 billion hard cap, closing as PE fundraising takes longer overall.

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Limited Partners

‘Aggressive’ Mubadala Capital forms alliance to chase US AI, financial services

May 8, 2025

The asset management arm of the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign fund formed a powerful alliance last week.

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Financial Services

European financial services see surge in PE investment

April 22, 2025

Asset managers accounted for four of the ten largest financial services PE deals this year.

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Financial Services

Bain Capital cashes out of Esure in €1.5B sale to Ageas

April 14, 2025

Bain Capital is exiting investment in British insurance firm Esure through a €1.5 billion sale to Ageas

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M&A

GP consolidation, insurance deals drive rise in financial services M&A

January 30, 2025

The financial services sector saw its best M&A year since 2021, with significant activity in insurance and asset manager acquisitions fueling deal growth.

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Private Equity

Payment fintechs see Q1 uptick in buyouts

May 17, 2024

Fintechs that facilitate payments continued to be acquired at a steadily increasing clip in Q1, outperforming most of the PE buyout market.

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Buyouts

M&A marks 2nd-worst year in a decade

January 30, 2024

Total deal values of private market M&A marked some of the lowest figures since 2013.

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PE Exits

4 charts: Too early to call a recovery in European PE?

October 19, 2023

Some small signs of recovery are starting to show in European private equity, although it’s early days to call any major rebound.

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Financial Services

European financial services buck PE market slowdown

August 15, 2023

European financial services PE deal activity has been robust in 2023, in contrast to the wider market. Private equity investment into financial services has already hit €59.5 billion.

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Top Investor

Carlyle leads the way in Europe’s financial services deals

May 11, 2023

The Carlyle Group tops a ranking of PE firms involved in the European financial services sector, completing 64 deals in the past five years.

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Fintech

The House of Plaid looks nothing like the House of Morgan

April 10, 2021

Plaid has outgrown its Visa deal to quietly usher in a new era for fintech.

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Financial Services

HIG buys KPMG’s UK unit amid Big Four shake-up

March 3, 2021

KPMG has agreed to sell its UK restructuring business to HIG Europe as it readies itself for regulatory reforms aimed at the Big Four accounting firms.

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Blockchain

Carlyle makes a blockchain bet with Calastone deal

October 25, 2020

The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in blockchain-based funds network Calastone in a significant exit for its VC backers.

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