Total Financial services industry M&A deals worth $9.2bn were announced globally in April 2022, led by Bolt Financial’s $1.5bn acquisition of Wyre, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked a decrease of 68.4% over the previous month of $29.05bn and a drop of 50.4% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $18.48bn.
Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $4.8bn. At the country level, the Italy topped the list in terms of deal value at $4.78bn.
In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for Financial services industry M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.
The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in April 2022 was the US with 67 deals, followed by the UK with 18 and Japan with six.
In 2022, as of April, Financial services M&A deals worth $55.59bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 9.3% year on year.
Financial services industry M&A deals in April 2022: Top deals
The top five M&A deals accounted for 33.5% of the overall value during April 2022.
The combined value of the top five Financial services M&A deals stood at $3.08bn, against the overall value of $9.2bn recorded for the month.
The top five Financial services industry M&A deals of April 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Bolt Financial $1.5bn acquisition deal with Wyre
2) The $764.98m acquisition of Leumi Card by Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings
3) Hubei Hongtai Group $333.91m acquisition deal for 7.9% stake in Tianfeng Securities
4) The $246.9m acquisition of Manning & Napier by Callodine Group and East Asset Management
5) National Bank $230m acquisition deal with Bancshares of Jackson Hole
