Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that online payments accounted for 13 payments deals announced in Q1 2024, worth a total value of $36.5bn. The $35.3bn minority acquisition of Discover Financial Services by Capital One Financial was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report for Q1 2024 unveils the driving forces behind the M&A activities in the industry, providing crucial insights into trends and shifts. Buy the report here.
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In value terms, online payments-related deal activity increased by 48117% in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $75.7m and rose by 11931% as compared to Q1 2023. Related deal volume increased by 30% in Q1 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 44% higher than in Q1 2023.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in Q1 2024 were Barclays; Centerview Partners; Morgan Stanley with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these M&A deals in Q1 2024 were Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Sullivan & Cromwell; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.
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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.
This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.
