Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that mobile payments accounted for 14 financial services deals announced in Q2 2024, worth a total value of $399.3m. The $153.7m majority acquisition of GHL Systems by NTT DATA Group was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report for Q2 2024 unveils the driving forces behind the M&A activities in the industry, providing crucial insights into trends and shifts. Buy the report here.
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In value terms, mobile payments-related deal activity decreased by 99% in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $35.6bn and rose by 1326% as compared to Q2 2023. Related deal volume decreased by 7% in Q2 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 27% higher than in Q2 2023.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in H1 2024 were Clairfield International; DD&F Consulting Group; FirstRand with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these M&A deals in H1 2024 were Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates with 1, 1, 1 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 Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.
