In the global payments industry, there were 49 M&A deals announced in Q3 2023, worth a total value of $881.9m, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $610m acquisition of PayU Global by Rapyd was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. GlobalData’s Banking and Payments Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report for Q3 2023 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, M&A activity decreased by 37% in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $1.4bn and fell by 23% as compared to Q3 2022. Related deal volume decreased by 2% in Q3 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 38% lower than in Q3 2022.
Notably, digital payments-related deals accounted for a 47% share of the global payments industry’s M&A activity in Q3 2023, up 23% over the previous quarter.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these M&A deals in Q3 2023 were Barclays; JPMorgan Chase & Co; Citigroup with 2, 2, 1 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these M&A deals in Q3 2023 were Allen & Overy; Alston & Bird; Erdinast, Ben Nathan & Co. Advocates with 4, 2, 2 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.
