Fintech: M&A In the Fintech Space Will Heat Up
One of the clear winners, if there is such a thing of the current economic situation, will be fintech companies. And we can expect to see a wave of fintech …
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Alternative Investments: S&P Global Market Intelligence Survey Sees Less Deal Making in 2020
S&P Global Market Intelligence surveyed private equity dealmakers from around the world. The study found that less than half of them thought 2020 would see as much deal activity as 2019. Pessimism picked up form last year as 20% of all respondents anticipate a decline in deal-making over the next 12 months, up from 14% who felt the same last year. Latin America was the most optimistic as 67% of the managers surveyed expect activity to improve this year compares to last.
DailyAlts Weekend Reading List – February 21, 2020
The DailyAlts weekend reading list features the best news and commentary from around the web.
Banking M&A 2020: Tim Melvin on Recent Survey Data
Banking M&A 2020 became a major topic of discussion this week. Bank Director Editor in Chief Jack Milligan and Rick Childs, a partner at Crowe, conducted a live survey at the magazine’s Acquire or Be Acquired conference in Phoenix.
American Banking Association: M&A Expectations for 2020
The American Banking Association has released its outlook for merger and acquisition activity in the banking sector in 2020.
The ABA finds that the forces contributing to the consolidation of the industry show little to no sign of dissipating. Larger banks have an advantage as they can spread the costs of things like cybersecurity and regulatory compliance over a more extensive asset base. That gives them a significant advantage over smaller banks. The numbers bear out that theory as larger banks, in aggregate, have higher returns on assets and equity than smaller institutions.