Total financial services industry M&A deals worth $4.8bn were announced in Europe in April 2022, led by Piraeus Bank Group’s $11.01m acquisition of Iolcus Investments AIFM, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 30.8% over the previous month of $3.67bn and a rise of 6.9% when compared with the last 12-month average of $4.49bn.
Europe held a 52.34% share of the global financial services industry M&A deal value that totalled $9.17bn in April 2022. With a 52.13% share and deals worth $4.78bn, Italy was the top country in Europe’s M&A deal value across financial services industry.
In terms of M&A deal activity, Europe recorded 37 deals during April 2022, marking a decrease of 22.92% over the previous month and a drop of 28.85% over the 12-month average. The UK recorded 18 deals during the month.
Europe financial services industry M&A deals in April 2022: Top deals
The top three financial services industry M&A deals accounted for 0.6% of the overall value during April 2022.
The combined value of the top three financial services deals stood at $26.8m, against the overall value of $4.8bn recorded for the month.
The top three financial services industry M&A deals of April 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Piraeus Bank Group $11.01m acquisition deal with Iolcus Investments AIFM
2) The $9.1m acquisition of 50% stake in 8AM Global Funds by Tatton Asset Management
3) Jespar Age $6.69m acquisition deal with Beyond Top
