In the global financial services industry, there were 70 private equity deals announced in Q3 2024, worth a total value of $17.9bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $6.9bn institutional buy-out (ibo) Hargreaves Lansdown by Harp Bidco was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.
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In value terms, private equity deal activity decreased by 19% in Q3 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $22bn and rose by 227% as compared to Q3 2023. Related deal volume increased by 25% in Q3 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 40% higher than in Q3 2023.
Notably, foreign direct investments (fdi)-related deals accounted for a 44% share of the global financial services industry’s private equity deal activity in Q3 2024, up 11% over the previous quarter.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in 9M 2024 were Goldman Sachs Group; Barclays; Ardea Partners with 13, 9, 7 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in 9M 2024 were Kirkland & Ellis; Debevoise & Plimpton; Ropes & Gray with 32, 8, 8 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 Buyouts and Direct Investments done by Private Equity firms.
