Total financial services industry M&A deals worth $4.8bn were announced in Europe in November 2021, led by BBVA’s $2.57bn acquisition of 50.2% stake in Garanti BBVA, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 63.8% over the previous month of $2.9bn and a rise of 35.3% when compared with the last 12-month average of $3.51bn.
Europe held a 30.68% share of the global financial services industry M&A deal value that totalled $15.48bn in November 2021. With an 18.86% share and deals worth $2.92bn, Turkey was the top country in Europe’s M&A deal value across financial services industry.
In terms of M&A deal activity, Europe recorded 40 deals during November 2021, marking a decrease of 20.00% over the previous month and a drop of 20.00% over the 12-month average. The UK recorded 21 deals during the month.

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By GlobalDataEurope financial services industry M&A deals in November 2021: Top deals
The top five financial services industry M&A deals accounted for 94.8% of the overall value during November 2021.
The combined value of the top five financial services deals stood at $4.51bn, against the overall value of $4.8bn recorded for the month.
The top five financial services industry M&A deals of November 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) BBVA $2.57bn acquisition deal for 50.2% stake in Garanti BBVA
2) The $550.48m acquisition of LSP Management Group by EQT
3) EQT $521.51m acquisition deal with Life Sciences Partners
4) The $512.66m acquisition of Helix Investments by Sirius Real Estate
5) Koc Holding $347.18m acquisition of 20% Stake in Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi