Mergers And Acquisitions news and trends

Payhawk Looks to M&A After 86% Revenue Jump
B2B Payments // June 06, 2024

Spend management platform Payhawk is reportedly going into acquisition mode. Co-founder and CEO Hristo Borisov told CNBC in an interview published Thursday (June 6) that the company aims to acquire early-stage startups that have already raised significant funds. He also argued his company has a better “product-market fit” than its competition,...

Report: Ant Group Plans $200 Million Purchase of MultiSafepay
Acquisitions // January 07, 2024

China’s Ant Group is reportedly preparing to purchase Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay. The deal, worth about $200 million, comes as Ant Group — which owns Alipay — is making an ongoing expansion into the Western payments sector, Reuters reported Friday (Jan. 5), citing sources familiar with the matter....

Banks Slash 60K Jobs as Dealmaking and IPOs Decline
Banking // December 26, 2023

The world’s biggest banks reportedly slashed more than 60,000 jobs in 2023. It was a year in which investment banks suffered their second year in a row of declining fees amid a downturn in dealmaking and companies going public, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Dec. 25). ...

Goldman Sachs Appoints David Kamo as Global Head of Financial Sponsor M&A
Personnel // October 24, 2023

Goldman Sachs is appointing David Kamo as its global head of financial sponsor mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Kamo’s new role will involve leading the bank’s efforts in working with clients such as private equity firms and alternative asset managers, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Oct. 24). He will facilitate transactions involving...

Interviews & Exclusives
‘Founders In Residence’ Program Helps Brands Transition To D2C

July 16, 2021
Large marketplaces like Amazon create an amazing first step opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to test out if their business idea works — if they can create any consumer demand for their widget. And many brands do: there are over 15,000 thousand marketplace sellers on Amazon bringing in over $1 million a year. The problem is, […]

Roundtable: Should Tech M&A Be Locked Down During The Pandemic?

May 19, 2020
The pandemic has forced many aspects of everyday life — for consumers, yes, but businesses too — to pause. Last month, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives antitrust...

Quick Reads
M&A Activity Stays Cool as Interest Rates Remain High

August 25, 2024
Merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity remained slow during the second quarter of the year. The reason? The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates high, making it tougher to finance deals. That’s according to a report Sunday (Aug. 25) by Seeking Alpha, citing data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The number of M&A deals has been […]

Payhawk Looks to M&A After 86% Revenue Jump

June 06, 2024
Spend management platform Payhawk is reportedly going into acquisition mode. Co-founder and CEO Hristo Borisov told CNBC in an interview published Thursday (June 6) that the company aims to acquire early-stage startups that have already raised...

Report: Ant Group Plans $200 Million Purchase of MultiSafepay

January 07, 2024
China’s Ant Group is reportedly preparing to purchase Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay. The deal, worth about $200 million, comes as Ant Group — which owns Alipay — is making an ongoing expansion into...

Banks Slash 60K Jobs as Dealmaking and IPOs Decline

December 26, 2023
The world’s biggest banks reportedly slashed more than 60,000 jobs in 2023. It was a year in which investment banks suffered their second year in a row of declining fees amid a...