Perspectives
2015 Banking M&A Outlook
Poised for a rebound
Following a five-year slowdown in banking sector mergers and acquisitions (M&A), 2015 activity appears to be poised for a rebound across both small and large regional banks. At the same time, the global banking sector is expected to continue its pruning of non-strategic businesses and/or duplicative operational centers, creating opportunities for further business system rationalization and increasing focus on areas of specialization.
Read the 2015 Banking M&A Outlook for further discussion of key factors supporting a more optimistic view of banking and securities M&A. Those topics include:
- Regulatory realities
- Interest rate waiting game
- Setting a higher bar for deal value
- Specialization and rationalization
- Small banks in the spotlight
- Non-traditional providers encroach on traditional banking space
- Adapting M&A strategies
for today's deal environment