https://pitchbook.com/tag/financial-services financial-services en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 12:24:43 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mega-deals-drive-european-financial-services-m-a-in-q1 Four landmark transactions illustrate a sector increasingly favoring bold bets over organic growth. Tue, 05 May 2026 12:24:43 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mega-deals-drive-european-financial-services-m-a-in-q1 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/ai-anxiety-tests-pes-record-bet-on-financial-services 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. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:29:35 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/ai-anxiety-tests-pes-record-bet-on-financial-services https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/big-deals-drive-record-year-for-european-pe-in-financial-services Investment surged in 2025 as sponsors backed large insurance, pensions and wealth platforms despite a drop in deal count. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:20:44 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/big-deals-drive-record-year-for-european-pe-in-financial-services https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/shawbrooks-london-ipo-lifts-hopes-for-recovery-in-uk-listings-market The specialist lender raised $459M in its LSE return as policymakers push to revive stock flotations. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:06:09 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/shawbrooks-london-ipo-lifts-hopes-for-recovery-in-uk-listings-market https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-exits-in-europes-financial-services-hit-record-36-3b Large deals in 2025 have further inflated the sector's already strong year. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:00:07 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/pe-exits-in-europes-financial-services-hit-record-36-3b https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/stone-point-closes-flagship-fund-on-11-5b The financial-services-focused firm surpassed the fund's $9 billion hard cap, closing as PE fundraising takes longer overall. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:02:43 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/stone-point-closes-flagship-fund-on-11-5b https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/an-aggressive-mubadala The asset management arm of the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign fund formed a powerful alliance last week. Thu, 08 May 2025 15:45:55 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/an-aggressive-mubadala https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-finance-services-see-surge-in-pe-investment Asset managers accounted for four of the ten largest financial services PE deals this year. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:58:49 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-finance-services-see-surge-in-pe-investment https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/bain-capital-cashes-out-of-esure-in-1-5b-sale-to-ageas Bain Capital is exiting investment in British insurance firm Esure through a €1.5 billion sale to Ageas Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:59:46 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/bain-capital-cashes-out-of-esure-in-1-5b-sale-to-ageas https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/gp-consolidation-insurance-deals-drive-rise-in-financial-services-m-a The financial services sector saw its best M&A year since 2021, with significant activity in insurance and asset manager acquisitions fueling deal growth. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:22:10 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/gp-consolidation-insurance-deals-drive-rise-in-financial-services-m-a https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/payment-fintechs-q1-surge-buyouts Fintechs that facilitate payments continued to be acquired at a steadily increasing clip in Q1, outperforming most of the PE buyout market. Fri, 17 May 2024 21:59:21 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/payment-fintechs-q1-surge-buyouts https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mergers-acquisitions-decade-low-2023 Total deal values of private market M&A marked had one of the lowest figures since 2013. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 22:43:01 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/mergers-acquisitions-decade-low-2023 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/q3-2023-european-pe-breakdown-charts Some small signs of recovery are starting to show in European private equity, although it's early days to call any major rebound. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/q3-2023-european-pe-breakdown-charts https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-pe-financial-services-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. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/european-pe-financial-services-2023 https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/carlyle-group-europe-financial-services-investors-pe The Carlyle Group tops a ranking of PE firms involved in the European financial services sector, completing 64 deals in the past five years. Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/carlyle-group-europe-financial-services-investors-pe https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-house-of-plaid-looks-nothing-like-the-house-of-morgan Plaid has outgrown its Visa deal to quietly usher in a new era for fintech. Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-house-of-plaid-looks-nothing-like-the-house-of-morgan https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/hig-buys-kpmgs-uk-unit-amid-big-four-shake-up 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. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/hig-buys-kpmgs-uk-unit-amid-big-four-shake-up https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/carlyle-to-buy-calastone-blockchain The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in blockchain-based global funds network Calastone. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/carlyle-to-buy-calastone-blockchain