Europe’s financial services industry saw a rise of 5.81% in deal activity during July 2021, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by Lloyds Banking Group’s $541.39m acquisition of Embark Group, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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A total of 91 financial services industry deals worth $4.9bn were announced for the region in July 2021, against the 12-month average of 86 deals.
Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in July 2021 with 56 transactions, representing a 61.5% share for the region.
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By GlobalDataIn second place was venture financing with 32 deals, followed by private equity deals with three transactions, respectively capturing a 35.2% and 3.3% share of the overall deal activity for the month.
In terms of value of deals, M&A was the leading category in Europe’s financial services industry with $3.46bn, while venture financing and private equity deals totalled $1.09bn and $300m, respectively.
Europe financial services industry deals in July 2021: Top deals
The top five financial services deals accounted for 42.3% of the overall value during July 2021.
The combined value of the top five financial services deals stood at $2.05bn, against the overall value of $4.9bn recorded for the month.
The top five financial services industry deals of July 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Embark Group $541.39m acquisition deal with Lloyds Banking Group
2) The $518.34m acquisition of J&E Davy by Bank of Ireland Group
3) Charles Stanley Group $387.17m acquisition deal with Raymond James Financial
4) The $300m private equity of 30% stake in LMAX by J.C. FlowersLLC
5) FLOA $304.23m acquisition deal with BNP Paribas
