European bank M&A activity in 2021 is on track to outstrip both 2019 and 2020 levels, with domestic transactions making up the lion’s share of deals. However, market dynamics are changing rapidly as banks come under increasing pressure to consolidate and new players emerge.
Join our panel of experts as they delve into what you can expect from European bank M&A activity in 2022 and beyond. This session will cover:
- Current European banking M&A activity levels and the key drivers of activity
- The impact of rising rates on valuations
- The emergence of fintechs and non-bank players as both targets and acquirers
- Regulatory attitudes towards M&A and consolidation
- SPACs and the challenger banks: is the European banking industry overcrowded?
- Expectations for M&A activity in 2022 and beyond
This webinar is part of the Banking Essentials webinar series co-hosted by the European Banking Federation and S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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SPEAKERS
Britta Schmidt
Partner and Senior Analyst, Autonomous
Britta is a Partner and Senior Analyst in the European Banks equity research team at Bernstein Autonomous with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She joined Autonomous Research in 2009 as one of the founding partners and is currently in charge of the Spanish and Italian banks coverage. Prior to Autonomous she worked in the equity research team at Merrill Lynch covering German and Benelux banks and spent two years as at Fox-Pitt, Kelton where she also covered Central and Eastern European banks. Britta started her career in investment banking in 2001 in Citigroup’s Financial Institutions Group where she was involved in a number of M&A and capital markets transactions across the insurance, banking and brokerage sectors. She received a BA (Hons) in European Business from Portsmouth Business School and a Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) degree from the Fachhochschule Münster in Germany.
Eric Li
Head of Global Banking Research, Coalition Greenwich
Eric Li heads up Coalition Greenwich’s global banking research and drives content development and analytics across multiple areas, including Investment Banking, Lending, Cash Management, Trade Finance, and Securities Services. He has over 15 years of experience in the financial industry on both buy side and sell side. Eric is a CFA charterholder and an ICAEW Fellow (FCA).
He is a frequent content contributor to various financial services publications including The Economist, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, Wall Street Journal.
Keri Elborn
Senior Director, Financial Services, Alvarez & Marsal
Keri Elborn has over 25 years global financial services experience covering banking, wealth management, insurance and laterally Fintech. He has over 20 years M&A experience as both an advisor at Alvarez and Marsal and Deloitte as well as being a Corporate Development deal principal at Barclays, RSA and GE Capital.
MODERATOR
Darragh Riordan
EMEA FIG Editor, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Darragh is an editor in the Europe, Middle East and Africa Financial Institutions Group at S&P Global Market Intelligence. He is responsible for coordinating exclusive features and data-driven insights on topics including M&A, corporate strategy, regulation and ESG at banks across the region.
Prior to joining the banking team, Darragh worked on the consumer and retail desk at Market Intelligence, focused on companies including Amazon.com, Tesla and LVMH. He also reported extensively on the European private equity industry while at Real Deals.
Darragh holds a BA Hons in Hispanic Studies from the University of Nottingham.
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S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence integrates financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, assess credit risk, understand competitive and industry dynamics, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, and perform valuation. S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence. Twitter handle: @SPGMarketIntel
European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation is the voice of the European banking sector, bringing together national banking associations from 45 countries. The EBF is committed to a thriving European economy that is underpinned by a stable, secure and inclusive financial ecosystem, and to a flourishing society where financing is available to fund the dreams of citizens, businesses and innovators everywhere.
European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation is the voice of the European banking sector, bringing together national banking associations from across Europe. The federation is committed to a thriving European economy that is underpinned by a stable, secure and inclusive financial ecosystem, and to a flourishing society where financing is available to fund the dreams of citizens, businesses and innovators everywhere.
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